Corydon
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Corydon is the name of several places in the United States of America:
These places should not be confused with Croydon, a name found in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom.
Corydon is also the name of a genus of broadbill, containing a single species, the Dusky Broadbill.
Corydon is the title of a book by Andre Gide about homosexuality. The contents were published at various times from 1911 to 1920, and the book appeared in 1924. It is available in an English translation (ISBN 0-252-07006-2) by the poet Richard Howard. It takes its title from Corydon, a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in the Eclogues of the Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 B.C.E.).
Corydon had been the typical name for a Shepherd in earlier (pastoral poems) and (fables), such as the one in Idyll 4 of the Syracusan poet Theocritus (c.310-250 B.C.E.). The name Corydon comes from the Greek korudos, "lark").
Other typical names for such poetic figures are as follows:
- a Rooster = Chaunticleer (from French Chanticler; [chant + clear, in reference to its crow])
- a Fox = Reynard (from French Reignart; reign + -ard, "kingly one")
- a Cat = Felix (from Latin felix, "happy" [influenced by Latin feles, "cat, feline"])
- a Dog = Rufus (fom Latin rufus, "red" [influenced by ruff, the bark of a dog])
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