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

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

The water which in old times rose from a spring, the Epigoni stored up in cisterns.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

Why have the works of Arctinus escaped the attraction which drew to the name of Homer such epics as the Cypria, the Little Iliad, the Thebaid, the Epigoni, the Taking of Oechalia and the Phocais.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

This latter group was formed of three poems, the "Story of Oedipus", the "Thebais", and the "Epigoni".

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)

As to the Epigoni, which carried on the Theban story, some doubt seems to have been felt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various