Plural form of epigon; multiple inferior imitators or mediocre followers of a great artist or thinker.
English plural of the singular 'epigon,' itself from Greek 'epigonos,' referring to groups of weaker artists or philosophers who followed in the footsteps of more celebrated figures.
Art history is full of epigons—waves of artists who followed a great master and diluted their style into something weaker, like how every hit song spawns a dozen pale imitations.
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