Sentence:  Common to all authentic Gnostic schools are teachings on the <WSD>demiurgos</WSD> and archons. However, exactly what the <WSD>demiurgos</WSD> and archons are in the symbolic and mystical language of the various Gnostic traditions can be very different from one tradition to another. The word <WSD>demiurgos</WSD> means "creator of the world," "false creator," or "false god." Archons mean "rulers" and indicate spiritual or cosmic forces associated with the <WSD>demiurgos</WSD>. ... [S]ome schools view the <WSD>demiurgos</WSD> quite literally as the God of the Old Testament, while others do not view Yahweh as the <WSD>demiurgos</WSD> at all. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.