epigone vs ape

epigone and ape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epigone	Yes	No	No	No
ape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ape is a hypernym of epigone; that is, ape is a word with a broader meaning than epigone:

epigone: an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician
ape: someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Other hypernyms of epigone include aper, copycat, emulator, imitator.

epigone (noun)	ape (noun)
an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician	any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
	person who resembles a nonhuman primate
	someone who copies the words or behavior of another

epigone (verb)	ape (verb)
	represent in or produce a caricature of
	imitate uncritically and in every aspect