Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are the names of The Three Musketeers-the characters for Dumas' novel. The main character D'artagnan was a young man who later joined the three in their adventures.
The Three Musketeers are fiction. Although the author Dumas stated that he based their adventures on a real life soldier.
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Athos, Pathos and Aramis were the three musketeers.
Athos Porthos Aramis D'Artagnan is not a Musketeer within the book until later on the title refers to his friends that are mentioned above.
The names of the famous swordsmen assumed went hey joined the French King's bodyguard of Musketeers were called Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Theya re known by these names in Alexandre Dumas' novel, The Three Musketeers. It was not until the swashbuckling D'Artagnan, twenty years later, that the true names of them were revealed. It reveals that the Captain of the Musketeers, previously known as Athos, turned out to be the Count de la Fere, who was living on an estate near the French town of Blois. Porthos was also known as Seigneur de Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, a country gentleman. Aramis was also known as Abbe D'Herblay.
The Three Musketeers fought for the King.
The Three Musketeers appears to be based in part on the adventures of real people. There is an article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers This is very much like a lot of literature -- including a lot of Shakespeare's works that drew on some historical references or stories.