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In Greek mythology, Autolycus (; Autolykos, "The Wolf Itself", or very wolf ) was a son of the Olympian god Hermes and Chione. He was the husband of Neaera, or according to Homer, of Amphithea. Autolycus fathered Anticlea (who married Laertes of Ithaca, hence the grandfather of Odysseus) and several sons, of whom only Aesimus is named.
Autolycus is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeast part of Mare Imbrium. West of the formation is Archimedes, a formation more than double the size of Autolycus. Just to the north is Aristillus, and the outer ramparts of these two craters overlap in the intermediate stretch of the lunar mare.
The rim of Autolycus is somewhat irregular, although generally circular overall. It has a small outer rampart and an irregular interior with no central peak. It possesses a light ray system that extends for a distance of over 400 kilometers. Due to its rays, Autolycus is mapped as part of the Copernican System. Some of the ray material appears to overlay the flooded floor of Archimedes, and thus Autolycus is older than Archimedes. Aristillus (to the north), however, has rays that overlay both Autolycus and Archimedes, and thus it is the youngest of the three craters.
The Luna 2 probe crash-landed just to the west-southwest of the crater rim, according to the claim of one Hungarian astronomer who claimed to see an explosion of dust.
Autolycus may be:
- Autolycus, renowned thief and grandfather of Odysseus
- Autolycus, son of Deimachus, Thessalian and Argonaut
- Autolycus of Athens (5th century BC), Athenian sportsman
- Autolycus (areopagite) (4th century BC), Athenian judge
- Autolycus of Pitane, ancient Greek mathematician
Autolycus may also refer to:
- Autolycus (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Autolycus (crater), a lunar crater named after Autolycus of Pitane.
- Autolycus (submarine detector), a detector for diesel fumes, used for submarine detection during the Cold War.
- A character in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare.
- A character in the Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess television programs.
- Autolycus, the pet jackdaw of fictional detective Albert Campion.
- Redirect List of Marvel Comics characters: A#Autolycus
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Autolycus (; fl. 4th century BC) was an Athenian areopagite who was accused by the orator Lycurgus on account of removing his wife and children from Athens after the battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) and was condemned by the judges. The speech of Lycurgus against Autolycus was extant in the time of Harpocration, but has not come down to us.
Autolycus or Sniffer was a method for detecting submerged submarines from aircraft. It attempted to detect exhaust fumes from their diesel engines. It was developed by the British during the early Cold War period. The first version of Autolycus was deployed on Shackleton aircraft in the mid-1950s, with an improved version re-appearing in the mid-1960s.