[9] Depending on the source, Autolycus was the husband of Mestra (who could change her shape at will and was a daughter of Erysichthon[10][11]), or of Neaera,[7] or of Amphithea.
[14] Autolycus' other daughter was Polymede, mother of Jason, the famous Argonaut who led a group of men to find the coveted Golden Fleece.
[3] Autolycus obtained most of the same skills that his supposed father Hermes possesses, such as the arts of theft and trickery.
However, according to other versions of the myth, Autolycus failed to steal Sisyphus' herd and the king banished him from his city.
Then Autolycus answered: "Since I have been angered (ὀδυσσάμενος odyssamenos)[19] with many, both men and women, let the name of the child be Odysseus".