< Autolycus, son of Daedalion >
1 Origin
In 1287 BC, Autolycus was born near Mount Parnassus.
His father was Daedalion.
His mother was Philonis (or Chione).
2 Family
Autolycus married Amphithea.
Autolycus had a son, Aesimus.
Besides Aesimus, Autolycus had another son, whose name is unknown.
Autolycus also had a daughter, Anticleia (or Anticlia).
Aesimus had a son, Sinon, who appears in the story of the Trojan Horse.
Anticleia married Laertes, son of Arcesius, and had Odysseus, one of the main characters in Iliad.
Autolycus had a twin brother, Philammon.
Philammon's descendants included the famous poets Orpheus and Homer.
3 Others
Odysseus visited his grandfather Autolycus and hunted boars in Delphi.
According to Homer, he left Autolycus' place of residence at dawn and arrived in Delphi around sunrise; Autolycus seems to have lived near Delphi in Phocis, but the name of the town is unknown.