Achates
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.
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1884
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Achates, called by Virgil "fidus Achates." The name has become a synonym for a bosom friend, a crony, but is generally used laughingly.
He, like Achates, faithful to the tomb.
--Byron: Don Juan, l. 159.
The Reader's Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories and Poems
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A New Edition Revised Throughout and Greatly Enlarged
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1899
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