Editing Autolycus (section)

==In popular culture==
Although not as well known as many other Greek mythological figures, Autolycus has appeared in works of fiction.

* Autolycus appears as a paragon of thievery in [[Thomas De Quincey]]'s "[[On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts]]".
* A comic thief in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' boasts that he is named after Autolycus and, like the latter's father, Mercury/Hermes, is "a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles".