The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Achates

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Edition of 1920. See also Achates (Aeneid) on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

2493046The Encyclopedia Americana — Achates

ACHATES, ȧ-kä′tĕz, in the Æneid, a friend of Æneas, whose fidelity is depicted as so exemplary that fidus Achates (the faithful Achates) has become a proverb.