Epigonus (disambiguation)

Epigonus is the Latinized form of epigonos (Greek: ἐπίγονος, "progeny"). It can refer to:

Personal name

• Epigonos, pseudonym of Karl Adolph Gjellerup
• Epigonos of Telmessos, second son of Ptolemy I Epigone
• Antipater Epigonos, son of Epigonos of Telmessus
• Ptolemy Epigonos, co-regent of Egypt with Ptolemy II
• Epigonus, sculptor of the Pergamene school
• Epigonus of Ambracia, 6th century BC Greek musician
  • Epigonion, a musical instrument invented by Epigonus of Ambracia
• Epigonus of Thessalonica, author of two epigrams in the Greek Anthology

Scientific name

• Vexillum epigonus, species of small sea snail
• Epigonus (genus), genus of cardinalfishes

Other

• Epigoni, progeny of the heroes who had fought in the First Theban War
• Epigoni (epic), the name of a missing early Greek epic poem, sequel to Thebaid
• Epigoni (play), name of a play by Sophocles
• Epigoni, the progeny of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great

See also

• Diadochus (disambiguation)