Corydon

Croydon Translingual right|thumb|Corydon sumatranus Etymology From mul grc κόρυδος crested lark. Proper noun 1 m genus family Eurylaimidae the single species Corydon sumatranus species (dusky broadbill), of South East Asia Hyponyms genus Corydon sumatranus species species References Dusky broadbill 1 557573 1 13910 1 363776 1 mul Birds English Etymology From en grc κόρυδος crested lark. Proper noun en literary en male Greek, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in Virgil's Eclogues. en 1994 Bruce R. Smith Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England: A Cultural Poetics 92 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=gp--gBflABsC&pg=PA92&dq=%22Corydon%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jgosU5OqB4O5kgW-n4HQBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Corydon%22&f=false They give voice to Corydon′s passion; they confront in their own culture the constraints that hedge his passion in. en 2006 Louis Crompton Homosexuality and Civilization 92 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=TfBYd9xVaXcC&pg=PA92&dq=%22Corydon%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jgosU5OqB4O5kgW-n4HQBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Corydon%22&f=false Byron shocked regency England by citing it[Virgil's second eclogue] in the opening canto of Don Juan, and Andre Gide gave the title Corydon to the controversial defense of homosexuality he published in 1924.Virgil depicts Corydon’s passion with psychological realism and a touch of wry irony. en 2008 Bernard F. Dick Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty 18 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=P3P9efYabOQC&pg=PA18&dq=%22Corydon%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jgosU5OqB4O5kgW-n4HQBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Corydon%22&f=false The harlequinade ceases for the moment, and a two-character tragedy begins with the shepherds Thyrsis and Corydon, whose names derive from ancient pastoral poetry. A place name used for several towns in the United States. en town/county seat co/Harrison County s/Indiana also located in twp:Suf/Harrison. en small city/county seat co/Wayne County s/Iowa. en town co/Henderson County s/Kentucky. Related terms en Corydon Township Anagrams en cdnoory Croydon croydon