epitome vs imago

epitome and imago both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epitome	Yes	No	No	No
imago	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imago is a hyponym of epitome; that is, imago is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than epitome:

epitome: a standard or typical example
imago: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

Other hyponyms of epitome include concentrate.

epitome (noun)	imago (noun)
a standard or typical example	an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)	(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood