On Oct 13, 2005, at 11:14 AM, Oleg Broytmann wrote:

> A little offtopic...
>
>    I know who are Quixote, Dulcinea and Sancho (I have read The
> Book). But
> what/who is Durus?

Nobody.
It is is just supposed to suggest persistence.

Latin. "durus" hard, firm, vigorous.