page_title: Achates (Aeneid)
hierarchical_section_title: Achates (Aeneid)
context_page_description: In the Aeneid, Achates was a close friend of Aeneas; his name became a by-word for an intimate companion.
context_section_description: In the Aeneid, Achates (Ancient Greek: Ἀχάτης, "good, faithful Achates", fidus Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas; his name became a by-word for an intimate companion.
caption: Venus appearing to Aeneas and Achates by Donato Creti  (turn of the 17/18th c.)
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