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ACHATES

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 142 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ACHATES  , the

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companion of
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Aeneas in
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Virgil's Aeneid . The expression " fidus Achates " has become proverbial for a loyal and devoted companion .

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