English Explanatory Dictionary

Autolycus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione. A successful robber, he was capable of changing his own form and that of the goods he stole.
noun
  1. A thief or plagiarist.

Word forms

Autolycus Autolycuses Autolyci

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος (Autólukos).

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