The Eclogues · Character
Corydon
A shepherd who sings his love for Alexis to the hills and admits, mid-song, that he is burning while the boy does not care.
supporting
Also known as Young Corydon
First appearance: Pastoral II: Alexis
As a supporting figure in The Eclogues, Corydon is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The unhappy shepherd who passionately loves Alexis but is rejected.
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Corydon is the pastoral lover at his most exposed: he offers Alexis a hundred baskets, a thousand lambs, and his own shaggy beard, and gets nothing back. He knows he is being foolish, calls himself a rustic, and keeps…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Lovers and dispossessed shepherds
- Pastoral singers and gods
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This is the dramatic climax because it presents Gallus at his absolute emotional nadir, abandoned by Lycoris a…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Alexis
romantic · ambivalent
Corydon is hopelessly in love with the beautiful youth Alexis, who remains indifferent… How this plays out →
- Meliboeus
friendship · positive
- Amyntas
friendship · positive
- Palaemon
friendship · positive
- Palaemon
friendship · positive
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See Corydon in Pastoral II: Alexis