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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Character Web

12 connections

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Relationship types

Friendship
Romantic
Other

Character groups

Lovers and dispossessed shepherds
Pastoral singers and gods

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Relationships

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

Alexis
Corydon is hopelessly in love with the beautiful youth Alexis, who remains indifferent and unresponsive to his advances.
Meliboeus
Corydon and Meliboeus are shepherds who converse about love and loss, with Meliboeus offering sympathy to Corydon's romantic woes.
Amyntas
Amyntas and Corydon are fellow shepherds who compete in friendly singing matches and share a bond of pastoral rivalry.
Palaemon
Corydon and Palaemon are shepherds who engage in friendly poetic exchanges, with Palaemon sometimes acting as a judge.
Palaemon
Corydon and Palaemon are shepherds who engage in friendly poetic exchanges, with Palaemon sometimes acting as a judge.

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In the story

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