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Coridon
Coridon may refer to:
- Coridon (company), a biotechnology company founded by Australian scientist Ian Frazer
- One of the title characters in the Broadside ballad " Coridon and Parthenia"
- A character in the Venetian tragicomedy Il pastor fido
- A character in the 1718 version of Handel's Acis and Galatea
- A character in the Italian literary fairy tale The Pig King
People with the surname, given name, or nickname Coridon include:
- Johannes Glauber (1646–1726), nicknamed Coridon, Dutch Golden Age painter
- Charles-Édouard Coridon (born 1973), Martiniquais footballer
Usage examples of "coridon".
And oft, when Coridon vnto her broughtOr litle sparrowes, stolen from their nest,Or wanton squirrels, in the woods farre sought,Or other daintie thing for her addrest,He would commend his guift, and make the best.
Look you, scholar, I have a fish too, but it proves a logger-headed Chub: and this is not much amiss, for this will pleasure some poor body, as we go to our lodging to meet our brother Peter and honest Coridon.