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archon

archon

2 9.9
A powerful supernatural ruler in myths or fantasy stories
  • noun
  • /ˈɑrkɒn/
  • Literature
translation icon : arconte
  • The Emperor of Souls is an archon dedicated to tyranny.

Michael the Archon, Michael the Archangel Peter.

Examples

  • The greater the advantage to the archon's domain, the easier the negotiation.

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  • Anyone possessing the crystal can access the archon's powers and use them in the physical world.

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  • The Knight Protector is an archon dedicated to good fortune.

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  • Persuading an archon calls for negotiation.

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  • Sister Raven is a First Circle archon, so the base difficulty is 1.

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  • Smiles is an invocation that summons the Knight Protector, an archon dedicated to good fortune.

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  • The Celestial Jester is an archon dedicated to misunderstanding, mischief, and panic.

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  • Archons can only be persuaded with Invocation, never forced with Conjuration.

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  • We have been remade by Yaldabaoth in the image of the Seven Archons who created and enslaved this world.

  • In many myths, the archon governs the fate of humanity from the heavens.

Synonyms

archdemon
vsarchon
  • Literature
9.9

A very powerful evil spirit that leads weaker spirits

is a broader cosmic ruler not limited to demonic leadership

How Powerful

deity
62 7.4
archon
  • Literature
2 9.9
archdemon
  • Literature
9.9
demon
  • Literature
509 5.3
spirit
527 7.0

Surface Forms

archon singular
archons plural

Etymology

Archon comes from Greek arch- 'ruler', and writers used the word for great rulers beyond human leaders, too, so in myths and Gnostic texts an archon is a powerful, world-shaping being; a helpful way to remember it is to think of an archon as a 'ruler' of worlds.