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Archon (disambiguation)
Archon
(Gr. αρχων, pl. αρχοντες) is a Greek word that means "ruler" or the like.
Archon
may also refer to:
In
history
:
Archon of Pella
, a satrap of Babylonia and one of the Diadochi
Archon Basileus
, a position in the government of classical Athens
Butterflies or moths
:
Archon
(butterfly)
, a genus of butterfly
Archon apollinaris
, a butterfly
Paysandisia archon
, a moth
In
fiction
:
Archon (Dungeons & Dragons)
, a fantasy race featured in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
Archons, a villainous race of hyper-dimensional entities from the comic book series
The Invisibles
Archons, the crew of the U.S.S.
Archon
in the original
Star Trek
episode "
The Return of the Archons
"
Archons, the leaders of the Dark Eldar in the tabletop wargame
Warhammer 40,000
The Archon
, the second book of the Oracle Prophecies Trilogy by
Catherine Fisher
. In the trilogy, the Archon is also the title of the God-on-Earth.
Archons, psionic entities in the
StarCraft
series
Archon: The Light and the Dark
, a computer game from the 1980s
Archon II: Adept
, its sequel
Other
:
Archon (convention)
, a science fiction/gaming convention held in Collinsville, Illinois
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
, an award of merit bestowed by the Patriarch of Constantinople
Archon Corporation
, a company that has owned casinos and water parks
Archon, Aisne
, a commune of the
Aisne
département
in northern France
Archon X Prize
, a genomics contest
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