Epigonos the Phylakes was a Phylakes of Ptolemaic Egypt during the 1st century BC. During the 40s BC, he oversaw the town of Karanis.
Biography[]
Epigonos was born in Karanis, Ptolemaic Egypt to a Greek family, and he became a Phylakes (protector) during the early 1st century BC. In 48 BC, he investigated a series of murders of Sarapeion temple acolytes and Greek public figures in Karanis, speculating that the local Egyptians had started a campaign of violence against the Greek upper class. The medjay Bayek passed by Epigonos as he was investigating a murder scene in front of the temple, and he offered his help in investigating. Bayek and Epigonos entered the Sarapeion and found the statue of Serapis desecrated, a mask of Wadjet left on the statue, and a letter on the High Priest Theopropides' bed threatening his life. In response, Bayek headed over to Theopropides' villa and rescued him from his kidnappers, while Epigonos showed up too late to help. Epigonos thanked Bayek, but, like Theopropides, he showed his racism towards the Egyptians when he claimed that they did not accept the "progress" that the Greeks brought to the country.