Achates

[uh-key-teez]

noun

(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.

a faithful friend or companion.

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Examples from the Web for achates

Historical Examples of achates

Alan's achates at once thought of that probability, or of revenge in some form.
The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876
Various
Achates, hasting on his message, bent his way towards the ships.
The Aeneid of Virgil
Virgil
My Achates stared at me when I described to him the late occurrences.
Rattlin the Reefer
Edward Howard
Health and greeting, my Achates, in this veritable spring month.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)
George Eliot
Perhaps he felt the want of a sort of Fidus' Achates to confide in.
Confessions of an Opera Singer
Kathleen Howard

British Dictionary definitions for achates

Achates

noun

classical myth Aeneas' faithful companion in Virgil's Aeneid

a loyal friend

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Word Origin and History for achates

Achates

armor-bearer and faithful friend of Aeneas in the "Aeneid," hence sometimes used figuratively for "faithful friend." The name is from Greek akhates "agate" (see agate).