Archon (disambiguation)
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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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