In Greek mythology, Autolycus (Greek Αὐτόλυκος - 'Lone Wolf') was the son of Chione and Hermes. He was the father of Anticlea (who married Laertes of Ithaca and was the mother of Odysseus), and of several sons, of whom only Aesimus is named. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... In Greek mythology, Chione was the daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles, found at the Heraion, Olympia, 1877 Hermes (IPA: , Greek IPA: ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and... In Greek mythology, Anticlea, or Antiklia, was the daughter of Autolycus and mother of Odysseus by Laertes (or Sisyphus). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus (Greek Odusseus), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs. ...

Autolycus was a renowned thief (skills passed down from his father, the God of Thieves) and wrestler (which he taught to Heracles). Autolycus stole the cattle of Sisyphus and the helmet that his grandson, Odysseus, eventually wore during the Trojan War. Autolycus was one of the Argonauts. Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) For other uses, see Heracles (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Sisyphus (Greek Σίσυφος; transliteration: Sísuphos; IPA: ), in Greek mythology, was a sinner punished in the underworld by being set to roll a huge rock up a hill throughout eternity. ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus (Greek Odusseus), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs. ... The fall of Troy by Johann Georg Trautmann (1713–1769) From the collections of the granddukes of Baden, Karlsruhe The Trojan War was waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor, by the armies of the Achaeans (Mycenaean Greeks), after Paris of Troy stole Helen from... The Argo, by Lorenzo Costa In Greek mythology, the Argonauts (Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. ...

Autolycus as portrayed by Bruce Campbell

Though not as well known as many other Greek mythological figures, Autolycus has appeared in a number of works of fiction. A comic thief in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale boasts that he is named after Autolycus and, like him, is "a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles". In the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, Autolycus appeared as a somewhat bumbling and comical antihero, referring to himself as the "King of Thieves". Although occasionally uncoordinated, he was also a cunning thief. He was portrayed by cult actor Bruce Campbell. Autolycus is also the name of a fictional racehorse in the 1934 film The Clairvoyant, starring Claude Rains. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Autolycus (1836) by Charles Robert Leslie This article is about the play by Shakespeare. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was a television series produced from 1995 to 1999, very loosely based on the tales of the classical culture hero Hercules. ... Xena. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American actor. ... The Clairvoyant (also known as The Evil Mind) is a 1934 film starring Claude Rains and Fay Wray, and directed by Maurice Elvey. ... Claude Rains in Casablanca (1942) Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 - May 30, 1967) was an English actor. ...

Sources

• Apollodorus. Bibliotheke I, ix, 16; II, iv, 9; vi, 2;
• Ovid. Metamorphoses XI, 301-17; Homer. Iliad X, 265-271;
• Homer. Odyssey XI, 84-6; XIX,395-566.

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• http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=AUTOLYCUS
• http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Autolycus
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