Corydon may refer to:

Literature

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 * ''Corydon'' (book), an early 20th-century book by André Gide

People

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 * Bjarne Corydon (born 1973), Danish former politician and Finance Minister * Corydon Beckwith (1823–1890), American jurist and lawyer * Corydon Bell (1894–1980), American author of children's books *

Corydon Partlow Brown Corydon Partlow Brown (November 14, 1848 – December 17, 1891) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and a member of the provincial cabinet under Premier John Norquay. Brown was born in Southampto ...

(1848–1891), Canadian politician *

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

* Corydon, Indiana, a town ** Corydon Historic District *

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 *

Corydon, Kentucky Corydon () is a home rule-class city and former coal town in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 720 at the 2010 census. History Settled in 1849 by the Dorsey brothers, John and William, the city was named by John's ...

, a home rule-class city * 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 * ''Corydon'' (bird), a genus of broadbill containing a single species, the dusky broadbill *

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

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