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In Greek mythology, Autolycus (; ''Autolykos'', "The Wolf Itself", or ''very wolf'' 〔(ed. < ''very wolf'' >)〕) was a son of the Olympian god Hermes and Chione. He was the husband of Neaera,〔Pausanias viii. 4. § 3 (cited in ''Smith'')〕 or according to Homer,〔''Odyssey'' xix. 394, &c. (cited in ''Smith'')〕 of Amphithea. Autolycus fathered Anticlea (who married Laertes of Ithaca and was the mother of Odysseus) and several sons, of whom only Aesimus is named. ==Life and major events== Autolycus was born the son of Hermes 〔Bibliotheca, (Library 1.9.16 )〕 and Chione 〔Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' (201 )〕 or Philonis.〔''Catalogue of Women'' fr. 64.〕 He had a helmet to make him invisible. Autolycus was conceived after Hermes had intercourse with the virgin Chione (''Ovid'' ''11''). 〔Ovid - (Metamorphoses - Book the Eleventh : The Transformation of Daedalion ) Translated by Samuel Garth, John Dryden, ''et al'' (MIT) (2015-04-12 )(ed. < ... unresisted revels in her arms ... >)〕 Pausanias states that Autolycus' real father was Daedalion (''Pausanias 8. 4. 6''.). 〔Pausanias - (Pausanias's Description of Greece (p.lix) ) translated by J G Frazer Cambridge University Press, 10 May 2012 ISBN 1108047238 (2015-04-12 )〕 Autolycus was husband to Mestra, daughter of Erysichthon (''Ovid 8. 738'') 〔I Ziogas (Lecturer in Classics at the Australian National University, Canberra) - (Ovid and Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women (p.136) ) Cambridge University Press, 11 Apr 2013 ISBN 1107007410 (2015-04-12 )(ed. the author (I Ziogas) states a detail of Ovid 8. 738, < Mestra is not actually mentioned ''by name'' in Ovid 8. 738 >)〕 (who could change her shape at will), or to Neaera (''Pausanias'' 8. 4. 3), or to Amphithea (''Homer'', ''Odyssey'', 19. 394). He became the father of Anticlea and Polymede, of whom the latter was the mother of Jason, the famous Argonaut who led a group of men to find the coveted Golden Fleece (''Apollodorus'' 1.9.16). A different Autolycus, the son of Deimachus, was a part of the Argonauts who went on the journey to find the fleece. Through Anticleia, Autolycus was also the grandfather of the famous warrior Odysseus (''Homer'' 24.330), and he was responsible for the naming of the child as well. This happened when the nurse of the child Eurycleia "laid the child upon his knees and spoke, and addressed him: Autolycus, find now thyself a name to give to thy child's own child; be sure he has long been prayed for" (''Homer'' 19.386-403). Autolycus obtained most of the same skills that his supposed father Hermes possesses, such as the art of theft, trickery (''Hyginus'' 201), and skill with the lyre and gracious song (''Ovid'' 11. 301). It was said that he "loved to make white of black, and black of white, from a hornless animal to a horned one, or from horned one to a hornless" (''Hyginus'' 201). He was given the gift that his thievery could not be caught by anyone (''Hyginus'' 201). He put his skills to the test when he stole the helmet of the great warrior and his grandson, Odysseus, "he had broken into the stout-built house of Amyntor, son of Ormenus; and he gave it to Amphidamas of Cythera to take to Scandeia, and Amphidamas gave it to Molus as a guest-gift, but he gave it to his own son Meriones to wear; and now, being set thereon, it covered the head of Odysseus" (''Homer'' 10.254 I). Autolycus, master of thievery, was also well known for stealing Sisyphus' herd right from underneath him. Sisyphus, who was commonly known for being a crafty king that killed guests, seduced his niece and stole his brothers' throne (''Hyginus'' 50-99) and was banished to the throes of Tartarus by the gods. Heracles, the great Greek hero, was taught the art of wrestling by Autolycus (''Apollodorus'' 2.4.9). However, Autolycus was a source of some controversy in Heracles' life, because Autolycus stole some cattle from Euboea and Eurytus, who accused Heracles of the deed and, upon his going mad about these accusations, Heracles killed them plus another one of Autolycus' sons, Iphitus. This led to Heracles serving three years of punishment for the deed to repent for this (''Apollodorus'' 2.6.3). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Autolycus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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