ἐπίγονος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἐπίγονον,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[born besides]], of superfetation, Hp.''Vict.''1.31.<br><span class="bld">II</span>. as [[substantive]], [[ἐπίγονοι]], οἱ, [[offspring]], [[posterity]], A.''Th.''903 (lyr.); [[breed]], of bees, prob. in X.''Oec.''7.34.<br><span class="bld">2</span>. <b class="b3">οἱ Ἐπίγονοι</b> [[the Afterborn]], sons of the chiefs who fell in the first war against Thebes, title of Cyclic Epic ascribed to Homer, Hdt.4.32, cf. Pi.''P.''8.42, D.S.4.66,etc.<br><span class="bld">b</span>. of the Heraclids, Hecat.30J.<br><span class="bld">c</span>. [[descendants]] of the successors to Alexander's dominions, <b class="b3">περὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ τῶν διαδόχων καὶ ἐ.</b>, title of work by Nymphis, Suid. [[sub verbo|s.v.]] [[Νύμφις]], cf. D.S.1.3, D.H.1.6, Str.15.3.24; <b class="b3">τῷ Ἐπιγόνου κούρῳ</b>, of Antigonus Gonatas, ''BMus.Inscr.'' 797.8 (Cnidus).<br><span class="bld">d</span>. corps of barbarian youths in Alexander's army, Arr.''An.''7.6.1.<br><span class="bld">e</span>. in Egypt, belonging to the ἐπιγονή ''ΙΙ'', ''PSI'' 6.588.7 (iii B.C.), ''UPZ''14.70 (ii B.C.).<br><span class="bld">3</span>. [[after-born]], i.e. [[born]] [[after]] or [[besides the presumptive heir]], Pl.''Lg.''740c, 929d.<br><span class="bld">b</span>. [[issue of]] [[second marriage]], Poll.3.25.