Autolycus

American  

[aw-tol-i-kuhs] / ɔˈtɒl ɪ kəs /

noun

1. 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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Autolycus ¹ British  

/ ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs /

noun

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

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Autolycus ² British  

/ ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Herodotus was an anthropological Autolycus, a spinner of yarns from Halicarnassus, a Greek colony in Asia Minor.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Sometimes it felt like it was a movie out of the '30s with this Errol Flynn character swooping in,” she said, referring to castmate Bruce Campbell, who played Autolycus, the king of thieves.

From Fox News

And being Shakespeare there’s always a joker – in his case Autolycus, a pedlar and a rogue, in my case the dodgy dealer who runs a garage called Autos Like Us.

From The Guardian

Like Autolycus in “The Winter’s Tale,” I’m a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Campbell offers his services for a 3-episode return of Autolycus, King of Thieves.

From Los Angeles Times