Example sentences from the Web for Epigoni

The victors of Constantinople are but the epigoni of a mighty contest.
The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin
In early times the war of the Epigoni was a favourite subject of epic poetry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The descendants (Epigoni) of the former Seven thus renewed the war against Thebes.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
After Aristotle we have, as regards logic, what the verdict of after times has rightly characterized as an age of Epigoni.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

Make of yourselves a mirror where the future may see itself, and forget the superstition that you are Epigoni.
Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)|Friedrich Nietzsche

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

Words nearby Epigoni

epiglottidectomy, epiglottis, epiglottitis, epignathous, epigone, Epigoni, epigonus, epigram, epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph

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单词	epigoni
释义	Example sentences from the Web for Epigoni The victors of Constantinople are but the epigoni of a mighty contest. The Arian Controversy\|H. M. Gwatkin In early times the war of the Epigoni was a favourite subject of epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various The descendants (Epigoni) of the former Seven thus renewed the war against Thebes. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)\|Charles Mills Gayley After Aristotle we have, as regards logic, what the verdict of after times has rightly characterized as an age of Epigoni. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8\|Various Make of yourselves a mirror where the future may see itself, and forget the superstition that you are Epigoni. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)\|Friedrich Nietzsche 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 Words nearby Epigoni epiglottidectomy, epiglottis, epiglottitis, epignathous, epigone, Epigoni, epigonus, epigram, epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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