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==Origin==
Latin, from Greek archōn, from present participle of archein
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1579]
==Definition==
*1: a chief magistrate in ancient Athens
*2: a presiding officer
==Description==
'''Archon''' (Gr. ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες) is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific [[public]] office. It is the [[masculine]] present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as [[monarch]] and [[hierarchy]].
In the early literary period of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece] the chief magistrates of various Greek city states were called ''Archon''. The term was also used throughout Greek history in a more general sense, ranging from "club leader" to "master of the tables" at syssitia to "Roman governor". In Roman terms, archontes ruled by imperium, whereas Basileis ("Kings") had [[auctoritas]].
In late antiquity some variants of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism Gnosticism] used the term ''Archon'' to refer to several servants of the Demiurge, the "creator god", that stood between the human race and a [[transcendent]] God that could only be reached through [[gnosis]]. In this context they have the role of the [[angels]] and [[demons]] of the [[Old Testament]].
The Egyptian Gnostic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilideans Basilideans] accepted the existence of an ''archon'' called Abraxas who was the prince of 365 spiritual beings ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus Irenaeus], Adversus Haereses, I.24). The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphic Orphics] accepted the existence of seven archons: Iadabaoth or Ialdabaoth (who created the six others), Iao, Sabaoth, Adonaios, Elaios, Astaphanos and Horaios (Origen, Contra Celsum, VI.31). The commonly-called Pistis Sophia (or The Books of the Savior) gives another set: Paraplex, Hekate, Ariouth (females), Typhon, and Iachtanabas (males).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon]
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[[Category: Mythology]]
==Origin==
Latin, from Greek archōn, from present participle of archein
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1579]
==Definition==
*1: a chief magistrate in ancient Athens
*2: a presiding officer
==Description==
'''Archon''' (Gr. ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες) is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific [[public]] office. It is the [[masculine]] present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as [[monarch]] and [[hierarchy]].
In the early literary period of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece] the chief magistrates of various Greek city states were called ''Archon''. The term was also used throughout Greek history in a more general sense, ranging from "club leader" to "master of the tables" at syssitia to "Roman governor". In Roman terms, archontes ruled by imperium, whereas Basileis ("Kings") had [[auctoritas]].
In late antiquity some variants of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism Gnosticism] used the term ''Archon'' to refer to several servants of the Demiurge, the "creator god", that stood between the human race and a [[transcendent]] God that could only be reached through [[gnosis]]. In this context they have the role of the [[angels]] and [[demons]] of the [[Old Testament]].
The Egyptian Gnostic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilideans Basilideans] accepted the existence of an ''archon'' called Abraxas who was the prince of 365 spiritual beings ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus Irenaeus], Adversus Haereses, I.24). The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphic Orphics] accepted the existence of seven archons: Iadabaoth or Ialdabaoth (who created the six others), Iao, Sabaoth, Adonaios, Elaios, Astaphanos and Horaios (Origen, Contra Celsum, VI.31). The commonly-called Pistis Sophia (or The Books of the Savior) gives another set: Paraplex, Hekate, Ariouth (females), Typhon, and Iachtanabas (males).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon]
[[Category: History]]
[[Category: Mythology]]
