Epigoni

British  

/ ɪˈpɪɡəˌnaɪ /

plural noun

1. Greek myth the descendants of the Seven against Thebes, who undertook a second expedition against the city and eventually captured and destroyed it

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Etymology

Origin of Epigoni

C20: from Greek epigonoi those born after

Example Sentences

Make of yourselves a mirror where the future may see itself, and forget the superstition that you are Epigoni.

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

There are also two epics, one The Thebaïd of Statius, and The Epigoni sometimes attributed to Homer and sometimes to one of the Cyclic poets of Greece.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

In 1757 he pub. the Epigoniad, dealing with the Epigoni, sons of the seven heroes who fought against Thebes.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

Finally, the Epigoni, descendants of the Seven who had fought Thebes, captured and destroyed that city.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

The statues of the Epigoni stood on a semicircular basis on the south side of the way.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various