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Definition of Epigone
1. Noun. An inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician.
Definition of Epigone
1. Noun. A follower or disciple. ¹
2. Noun. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epigone
1. an inferior imitator [n -S] : EPIGONIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigone
Literary usage of Epigone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1909)
"CALVIN, AN epigone OF THE MIDDLE AGES OR AN INITIATOR OF MODERN TIMES?* Was Calvin
a reformer? This is the question discussed to-day. ..."
2. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1883)
"epigone persistent, torn at the summit. ... epigone membranous, accompanied by
a few sterile ... epigone delicate, persistent, investing the ..."
3. Pausanias's Description of Greece by Pausanias (1898)
"This square court with its columned interior may have been perhaps an old bazaar
which was replaced by the new bazaar built by epigone. ..."
4. The Hibeh Papyri by Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Eric Gardner Turner (1906)
"Contract of renunciation between Andronicus ... of the epigone, ... Boeotian of
the epigone, on special duty. The keeper of the contract is ..."
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