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 Dosso Dossi, Eneas e Acates na costa libia, ca. 1520 . National Gallery of Art, Washington
In Roman mythology, Achates (Αχάτης) [A-ka'-teze] was a close friend of Aeneas. He accompanied him throughout his adventures, and led him to the Sibyl of Cumae, remarkable for, and a perennial type of, fidelity. Achates , called by Virgil "fidus Achates." The name has become a synonym for a bosom friend, a crony, but is generally used laughingly.—The Æneid. He, like Achates, faithful to the tomb. Byron, Don Juan, i. 159.
The Royal Navy (United Kingdom) named the HMS Achates, an A class destroyer sunk during World War II, after the mythical character Achates. Virgil I, 188, 312; VI, 34, 158. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
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