In the Athenian constitution, the eponymous archon (ἄρχων ἐπώνυμος / epốnumos Arkhon or ὁ ἄρχων / ho Arkhon, literally “the archon”, without further precision) was in charge of civil administration and public jurisdiction. He was the guardian of widows and orphans and supervised family litigation. He also took care of the theater, naming patrons and winners of tetralogies . In historical narratives, the years were usually identified by the name of the archon who had held the eponymous office on that date. Listed below are the eponymous Archons of Athens:
Archons for Life (Medontids)
- Medont ( Template: Lang ) (1068-1048 BC)
- Acasto ( Template: Lang ) (1048-1012 BC)
- Archippus (1012-993 BC).
- Tersipo (993-952 a.)
- Forbas ( Template: Lang ) (952-922 BC)
- Megacles ( Template: Lang ) (922-892 BC)
- Diogneto (892-864 BC)
- Ferecles (864-845 BC)
