epigone vs aper

epigone and aper both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

epigone (noun)	aper (noun)
an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician	someone who copies the words or behavior of another