Autolycus

Αὐτόλυκος
auto_storiesLegendary figure (Possible)

Historicity

  • Legendary figure
    Possible
    Possible
    Implied only: teacher of a mythical hero.
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Implied only: teacher of a mythical hero.
    alt_routeIndirect
    “He learned how to wrestle from Autolycus.”
    — Heracles - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Description

Figure of Greek mythology who taught Heracles to wrestle.

Students (1)

  • Heraclesauto_stories
    sports_martial_artsWrestling Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Single source.
    “He learned how to wrestle from Autolycus.”
    — Heracles - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Sources

“He learned how to wrestle from Autolycus.”
— Heracles - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX2D6SNV0Y09Z6EHXF
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Autolycus. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX2D6SNV0Y09Z6EHXF - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPX2D6SNV0Y09Z6EHXF, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Autolycus}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX2D6SNV0Y09Z6EHXF}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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