[Loch-Ruadh] another word for the day

[Jane Sitton]

epigone * \EH-puh-gohn\ * (noun) : follower, disciple; also : an inferior
imitator

Example sentence:   Carlton was influenced by Brown's writing, but he wasn't
simply an epigone; he had a unique style all his own.

Did you know?  Always something of a linguistic imitator, the English
language borrowed "epigone" from German in the 19th century.  The Germans
themselves had taken the word from the Latin "epigonus," which meant
"successor."  The Latin term followed the Greek "epigonos," which was often
used in plural to designate the seven sons of seven legendary Greek leaders
who were defeated at Thebes.  "Epigonos" in turn came from the Greek verb
"epigignesthai," meaning "to be born after." "Epi-" can mean "after";
"gignesthai" means "to be born."