Archon means “ruler” in Greek. In the Gnostic creation story, Sophia, the daughter of the Father of Light or the ultimate supreme being created the creator God below her called Ialdabaoth. He was the first Archon and created the world and six other Archons.
In the Gnostic text On the Origin of the World, the six Archons (not including Ialdabaoth) are called Yao (Lordship), Sabaoth (Divinity), Adonaios (Kingship), Eloaios (Envy), Oriaos (Riches), and Astaphaios (Sophia). (Barstone 64-65)
-Barstone, Willis. The Other Bible. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.
