Achates

[ uh-key-teez ]

/ əˈkeɪ tiz /

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noun

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

a faithful friend or companion.

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Words nearby Achates

Achaemenian, Achaemenid, achalasia, Achan, acharya, Achates, ache, Achebe, Achebe, Chinua, Achelous, achene

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How to use Achates in a sentence

Luther himself had expressed a desire that his Achates, as he has been called, should accompany him.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Poor N., you had but one timorous supporter, even me, so early your fidus Achates—but one against so many.
The Book-Bills of Narcissus|Le Gallienne, Richard
And in the mean time neas sent Achates in haste to the ships, that he might fetch Ascanius to the feast.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
Then neas departed from the cave, and Achates went with him, and much they wondered who it might be that was dead.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church

But in the meanwhile Mnestheus and Achates and Ilus led neas to the camp, leaning on his spear.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church

British Dictionary definitions for Achates

Achates

/ (əˈkeɪtiːz) /

noun

classical myth Aeneas' faithful companion in Virgil's Aeneid

a loyal friend

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