Achates

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For the 15th century composer from Basel, see Leonardus Achates de Basilea

For the Sicilian river known in antiquity as the Achates, see Dirillo

For the gemstone called achates by Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder, see Agate

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In Roman mythology, Achates (good, faithful Achates as he was called) 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.

The Royal Navy (United Kingdom) named the HMS Achates, an A class destroyer sunk during World War II, after the mythical character Achates.

Appears in Aeneid, Book I, line(s) 188, 312, and 459, Book VI, lines 34 and 58 and Book VIII, 466