The Three Musketeers
Athos and company
The Three Musketeers is an 1844 adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, following d'Artagnan and three musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—in 17th-century France.
Their motto "All for one and one for all" has become shorthand for loyal solidarity.
The phrase describes any tight-knit group acting in concert: Those three are inseparable—the Three Musketeers of the sales department.
Sacred Greek promontory
- PorthosFrench swordsman, fictional trio
- BuckinghamFamous royal palace
- ConstanceName meaning faithfulness
- guardsmanMilitary protective escort
French adventure novelist
- literatureBody of written works
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- fictionImagined narrative work
- swashbucklingFlamboyantly daring and heroic
romance · intrigue · adventure · serialized · sequel · trilogy · adaptation · film
Years 1601-1700
- FranceWestern European republic
- ParisFrance's chief city
- BourbonFrench ruling family
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
aristocracy · Versailles · Huguenots · absolutism · cavalier · siege · court intrigue · cardinal
Slender dueling blade
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- en gardeFencer's ready stance
- parryDefensive blade deflection
thrust · riposte · epee · sabre · blade · seconds · challenge · affair of honor
Mutual support pledge
- one for allIndividual effort benefits all
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · loyalty · bond · alliance · fraternity · esprit de corps · kinship · unity
Athos
Sacred Greek promontory
- PorthosFrench swordsman, fictional trio
- BuckinghamFamous royal palace
- ConstanceName meaning faithfulness
Dumas
French adventure novelist
- literatureBody of written works
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- fictionImagined narrative work
swashbuckling · romance · intrigue · adventure · serialized · sequel · trilogy · adaptation · film · translation
17th century
Years 1601-1700
monarchy · aristocracy · Versailles · Huguenots · absolutism · cavalier · siege · court intrigue · cardinal · nobility
rapier
Slender dueling blade
parry · thrust · riposte · epee · sabre · blade · seconds · challenge · affair of honor · combat
all for one
Mutual support pledge
- one for allIndividual effort benefits all
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
fellowship · solidarity · loyalty · bond · alliance · fraternity · esprit de corps · kinship · unity · devotion
- Classic NovelsAnna Karenina, Madame Bovary, War and Peace, Middlemarch, Crime and Punishment
- DumasAthos, Porthos, Aramis, swashbuckling, Mercedes
- Romance LiteratureFrench literature, Les Miserables, Italian literature, The Divine Comedy, Spanish literature
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- Adventure BooksTreasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, The Hobbit, Hatchet, Swiss Family Robinson
- swashbucklersswashbuckler, swashbucklers, swashbuckling, pirate, pirates
The Three Musketeerslone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
Robinson Crusoe · singleton · solo act · one-man army · individual
The Three Musketeersevery man for himself
Chaotic self-interest declaration
backstabbers · traitors · Judas · fair-weather friends · opportunists