one of alexandre dumas' "three musketeers", porthos was known to love food and wine. although he was not particularly cunning, he had a great heart and was a valiant fighter and courageous friend.

Porthos is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Aramis are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan (see D'Artagnan Romances). He carries a sword named Balizarde.

Porthos is a fictional dog in the Star Trek: Enterprise universe. He is the pet of Captain Jonathan Archer, and is an English Beagle. He is named after the fictional character Porthos, one of The Three Musketeers.