Epigone

The painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of his own.

The painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of her own.

She refused to be an epigone of her teacher and looked for her own style.

He was a sincere epigone, not a genius but faithfully dedicated to the tradition.

India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.

While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.

In another twist to the myth, his Head of Department, the ageless and loathsome Vermishank, was not a plodding epigone but an exceptional bio-thaumaturge.