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 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 Virgil's Eclogues.
Croydon is also the typical name for a Shepherd in pastoral poems and fables (from Greek korudos, "lark"); Other typical names for 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])