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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.
Autolycus was a renowned
thief (skills passed down by his father, the God of Thieves) and a formidable exponent of
wrestling (which he taught to
Heracles). Autolycus stole the
cattle of
Sisyphus as well as the helmet that his grandson, Odysseus (whom he thus named), wore during the
Trojan War. Autolycus was one of the
Argonauts. He is also purported to have been the one who took
Eurytus's (see Eurytus main article) mares (or cattle), leading to the murder of one his sons,
Iphitus, by Heracles.
Although 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's named after Autolycus and, like him, is "a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles". In the
television series and, 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, portrayed by cult actor
Bruce Campbell.
Autolycus is also the name of a fictional racehorse in the 1934 film
The Clairvoyant, starring
Claude Rains.
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