Autolaus

Family: Arcadians · Role: bastard son of Arcas · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 4

In Book 8, Chapter 4, Autolaus is named as the earlier-born bastard son of Arcas, alongside Azan, Aphidas and Elatus, who are also named as his siblings.

By Book 8, Chapter 25, Autolaus finds Æsculapius after he is exposed at Thelpusa and brings him up.

Relationship record

Life events

• Æsculapius was exposed at Thelpusa, found by Autolaus, and brought up by him.(Book 8 · Chapter 25 · 📍 Thelpusa)
  • With: Æsculapius
  • “For Æsculapius as a boy was exposed at Thelpusa, and found by Autolaus the bastard son of Arcas and brought up by him”

Book 8 · Chapter 4

• parent: Arcas “he had had a bastard son Autolaus still earlier.”
• siblings with Azan “and they say Arcas had by her Azan and Aphidas and Elatus: he had had a bastard son Autolaus still earlier.”
• siblings with Aphidas “and they say Arcas had by her Azan and Aphidas and Elatus: he had had a bastard son Autolaus still earlier.”
• siblings with Elatus “and they say Arcas had by her Azan and Aphidas and Elatus: he had had a bastard son Autolaus still earlier.”

Book 8 · Chapter 25

• ward: Æsculapius “For Æsculapius as a boy was exposed at Thelpusa, and found by Autolaus the bastard son of Arcas and brought up by him”
• parent: Arcas “found by Autolaus the bastard son of Arcas and brought up by him”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.