Achates
In Greek and Roman mythology, the name of two individuals
For the river of Sicily, see
Achates (river)
.
In
Greek
and
Roman mythology
,
Achates
(
Ancient Greek
: Ἀχάτης) may refer to the following personages:
Achates
, a companion of the exiled Aeneas.
[
1
]
Achates
,
a
Sicilian
who came to
Aristaeus
in order to join
Dionysus
in his Indian campaign.
[
2
]
^
Ovid
,
Fasti
3.603;
Virgil
,
Aeneid
1.120
^
Nonnus
, 13.309 & 37.169