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Autolycus


Autolycus

(ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs) n (Celestial Objects) a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep

Autolycus

(ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a thief who stole cattle from his neighbour Sisyphus and prevented him from recognizing them by making them invisible

Autolycus


Autolycus

(ôtŏl`ĭkəs), fl. 4th cent. B.C., astronomer and mathematician of Pitane in Aeolis. Of his two extant works, that on the revolving sphere is said to be the oldest completely preserved Greek treatise on a mathematical subject. The other deals with the apparent rising and setting of the fixed stars.

Autolycus,

in Greek mythology, the son of Hermes, from whom he received special powers in thieving and trickery. According to one legend Autolycus stole from Sisyphus, who revenged himself by seducing Autolycus' daughter Anticlea, who was Odysseus' mother.

Autolycus

craftiest of thieves; stole neighbors’ flocks by changing marks. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 192]See: Cunning

Autolycus

master robber. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 96]See: Thievery
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