Autolycus

[aw-tol-i-kuh s]

noun

Classical Mythology. a thief, the son of Hermes and Chione, and the grandfather of Odysseus. He possessed the power of changing the shape of whatever he stole and of making it and himself invisible.

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Historical Examples

Autolycus was seated next his father, as was natural, while the rest reclined on couches.
The Symposium
Xenophon
At that, Autolycus, whose hour for walking exercise had now come, arose.
The Symposium
Xenophon
And so this supper party, assembled in honour of Autolycus, broke up.
The Symposium
Xenophon
That of the visit of Ulysses to the court of Autolycus, in Od.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone
Then came the ghost of my dead mother Anticlea, daughter to Autolycus.
The Odyssey
Homer

British Dictionary definitions for autolycus

Autolycus¹

noun

a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep

Autolycus²

noun

Greek myth a thief who stole cattle from his neighbour Sisyphus and prevented him from recognizing them by making them invisible

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Autolycus

Examples from the Web for autolycus

Historical Examples

Autolycus was seated next his father, as was natural, while the rest reclined on couches.

At that, Autolycus, whose hour for walking exercise had now come, arose.

And so this supper party, assembled in honour of Autolycus, broke up.

That of the visit of Ulysses to the court of Autolycus, in Od.

Then came the ghost of my dead mother Anticlea, daughter to Autolycus.

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