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OP Another of tsuwm's wwftd: a faithful friend. I could not remember the classical source, so looked it up. Perhaps some members might also welcome having their recollection of the Aeneid refreshed.
Perhaps some one of the members might value the title of the dictionary described below, though it is not available online.
Achates. [Greek .] (Greek & Roman Mythology.) A companion and friend of Æneas. His fidelity was so exemplary
that "fidus Achates." faithful Achates, became a proverb.
Old enough, perhaps, but scarce wise enough, if he has chosen this fellow for his "fidus Achates."
-- Sir W. Scott.
An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction; including also familiar pseudonyms, surnames bestowed on
eminent men, and analogous popular appellations often referred to in literature and conversation.
By William A. Wheeler.
Nineteenth Edition.
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
1884
Rutgers Univesity Libraries
PN43.W562E19
Achates, called by Virgil "fidus Achates." The name has become a synonym for a bosom friend, a crony, but is generally used
laughingly.
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