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Achates (Aeneid)

For other uses, see Achates.
Venus appearing to Aeneas and Achates by Donato Creti (turn of the 17/18th c.)

In the Aeneid, Achates (Ancient Greek: Ἀχάτης, "good, faithful Achates", fidus Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas;[1] his name became a by-word for a very intimate companion.[2]

  1. ^ Ovid, Fasti 3.603
  2. ^ Sergio Casali (May 2008). "The King of Pain: Aeneas, Achates and Achos in Aeneid I". The Classical Quarterly. New Series. 58 (1): 181–189. JSTOR 27564131.

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