Achates
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In the Aeneid
, Achates ("good, faithful Achates", fidus Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas
; his name became a by-word for an intimate companion. He accompanied Aeneas throughout his adventures, reaching Carthage
with him in disguise when the pair were scouting the area, and leading him to the Sibyl of Cumae
. Virgil
represents him as remarkable for his fidelity, and a perennial type of that virtue. However, despite being Aeneas's most important Trojan
, he is notable for his lack of character. In fact, he has only one spoken line in the entire epic. Aeneas, surrounded by only a shadowy cast of allies, is thus emphasised as the lone protagonist and at the same time cut off from help on his quest.
Achates was the name of the flagship in the novel Success To The Brave, which is the 15th novel in the series written by Douglas Reeman
(writing as Alexander Kent). In the novel, the Achates is a British Ship of the line
two-decker of 64 guns. It is sent as the flagship of Vice Admiral
Richard Bolitho
to oversee the island of San Felipe's transfer of control to the French as part of the Treaty of Amiens
.
Achates was an English Galleon (one of a squadron of six ships) that took part in William Winter's campaign of 1580 against the Spanish that had occupied the Fort at Smerwick Ireland.
Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
, Achates ("good, faithful Achates", fidus Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas
Aeneas
Aeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
; his name became a by-word for an intimate companion. He accompanied Aeneas throughout his adventures, reaching Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
with him in disguise when the pair were scouting the area, and leading him to the Sibyl of Cumae
Cumae
Cumae is an ancient Greek settlement lying to the northwest of Naples in the Italian region of Campania. Cumae was the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy , and the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl...
. Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
represents him as remarkable for his fidelity, and a perennial type of that virtue. However, despite being Aeneas's most important Trojan
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
, he is notable for his lack of character. In fact, he has only one spoken line in the entire epic. Aeneas, surrounded by only a shadowy cast of allies, is thus emphasised as the lone protagonist and at the same time cut off from help on his quest.
Achates was the name of the flagship in the novel Success To The Brave, which is the 15th novel in the series written by Douglas Reeman
Douglas Reeman
Douglas Edward Reeman, born at Thames Ditton, is a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars....
(writing as Alexander Kent). In the novel, the Achates is a British Ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
two-decker of 64 guns. It is sent as the flagship of Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Richard Bolitho
Richard Bolitho
The Bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by Douglas Reeman . They focus on the military careers of Richard Bolitho and Adam Bolitho in the Royal Navy, from the time of the American Revolution past the Napoleonic Era.-Richard Bolitho:Richard Bolitho is a fictional Royal Navy...
to oversee the island of San Felipe's transfer of control to the French as part of the Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and the United Kingdom during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was signed in the city of Amiens on 25 March 1802 , by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace"...
.
Achates was an English Galleon (one of a squadron of six ships) that took part in William Winter's campaign of 1580 against the Spanish that had occupied the Fort at Smerwick Ireland.