< 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.