epigonus

[ ih-pig-uh-nuh s ]
/ ɪˈpɪg ə nəs /

noun, plural e·pig·o·ni [ih-pig-uh-nahy] /ɪˈpɪg əˌnaɪ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for epigoni

Epigoni
/ (ɪˈpɪɡəˌnaɪ) /

pl n singular -onus (-ənəs)

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

Word Origin for Epigoni

C20: from Greek epigonoi those born after