Autolycus
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Autolycus is a cunning figure in Greek mythology famed as a master thief and trickster, often associated with exceptional skills in stealth and deception.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
master thief ⓘ trickster ⓘ |
| ability |
to make stolen objects unrecognizable
ⓘ
to swear false oaths without punishment ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
Homeric Hymns ⓘ Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
surface form:
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pausanias' Description of Greece
|
| associatedWith |
Hermes
ⓘ
Odysseus ⓘ Mount Parnassus ⓘ
surface form:
Parnassus
|
| child |
Aesimus
ⓘ
Anticlea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| epithet |
crafty Autolycus
ⓘ
master of thieves ⓘ |
| father | Hermes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandchild | Odysseus ⓘ |
| influenceOn | archetype of the trickster thief in later literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cunning
ⓘ
deception ⓘ shape-shifting of stolen goods ⓘ stealth ⓘ thievery ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| mother | Chione ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | self-wolf or lone wolf ⓘ |
| notableDeed |
stole cattle from Eurytus
ⓘ
stole cattle from Sisyphus ⓘ taught Odysseus skills in trickery ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divine trickery of Hermes
ⓘ
trickster archetype ⓘ |
| residence | Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
giver of Odysseus' name
ⓘ
grandfather of Odysseus ⓘ participant in the Calydonian boar hunt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mestra
ⓘ
Neaera ⓘ |
| symbol |
disguise
ⓘ
stolen cattle ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | hero ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.