epitome vs prototype

epitome and prototype both are nouns.

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

As nouns, epitome and prototype are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of epitome include image, paradigm.

epitome (noun)	prototype (noun)
a standard or typical example	a standard or typical example
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)