Corydon may refer to:
Literature
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Corydon (character)
Corydon (Greek Κορύδων ''Korúdōn'', probably related to κόρυδος ''kórudos'' "lark") is a stock name for a shepherd in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables, such as the one in Idyll 4 of the Syracusan poet Theocritus (c. 30 ...
, a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals
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''Corydon'' (book), an early 20th-century book by André Gide
People
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Bent Corydon
Bent Georg Corydon (born June 11, 1942) is an American author and journalist. Corydon is the author of the biography '' L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?'' first published in 1987. Corydon also restored and runs the YMCA Building, a historic bu ...
(born 1942), American author and journalist
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Bjarne Corydon (born 1973), Danish former politician and Finance Minister
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Corydon Beckwith (1823–1890), American jurist and lawyer
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Corydon Bell (1894–1980), American author of children's books
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Corydon Partlow Brown (1848–1891), Canadian politician
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Corydon M. Wassell
Corydon McAlmont Wassell (July 4, 1884 – May 12, 1958) was a medical doctor best known for his work as a United States Navy physician. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Wassell graduated with an M.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1909 ...
(1884–1958), U.S. Navy physician and recipient of the Navy Cross
Places in the United States
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Corydon, Indiana, a town
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Corydon Historic District
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Corydon, Iowa
Corydon is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,526 in the 2020 census, a decline from 1,591 in 2000. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
The town was laid out and platted in 1851 and later that year designated a ...
, a city
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Corydon, Kentucky, a home rule-class city
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Corydon Township (disambiguation)
Other uses
*Corydon Avenue, a segment of
Winnipeg Route 95
Route 95 is a city route located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It runs in the southwest part of the city from Route 105 east to Route 42, near the Confusion Corner intersection. It is named Roblin Boulevard west of Assiniboine Park, where it then becom ...
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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''Corydon'' (bird), a genus of broadbill containing a single species, the dusky broadbill
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Battle of Corydon
The Battle of Corydon was a minor engagement that took place July 9, 1863, just south of Corydon, which had been the original capital of Indiana until 1825, and was the county seat of Harrison County. The attack occurred during Morgan's Raid in ...
, in the American Civil War
See also
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Croydon (disambiguation) Croydon is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It may also refer to:
Places
Australia
* One of two places in Sydney in the state of New South Wales:
** Croydon, New South Wales
** Croydon Park, New South Wales
* Croydon, Queensl ...
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