Eidolon - Definition and Overview

The word Eidolon means "ideal" or "ghost", and can refer to several things:

• Eidolon Software is a software company that caters to NextStep and Mac OS X clients.
• An eidolon is an astral double of a living being.
• eidolons are spirits that are central to the plot of Final Fantasy IX.
• The Eidolon was a computer game from the 1980s by Lucasfilm Games
• The Eidolons are also a species of alien in the series Farscape.
• Eidolons are also the most advanced form of zombie under the control of Dr. Vahzilok in the MMORPG City of Heroes.
• Eidolon was an Australian magazine about science fiction and fantasy: no longer published in paper, but continues online [1] (http://eidolon.net/).