Paragon

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A paragon is an ideal: a model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; a perfect embodiment of a concept. In modern fantasy, it is typically a synonym of paladin or templar; a holy defender of justice and of divine nature.

It can refer to:

Contents 1 Places 2 Companies 3 Media and entertainment 4 Computing 5 Other

[edit] Places

• Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States
• The Paragon, Singapore, a shopping mall
• Siam Paragon, a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand
• McLaren Technology Centre, formerly called the Paragon Technology Centre
• A housing site at Thames Valley University
• Hull Paragon Interchange, a railway station and transportation complex in Kingston upon Hull, England.

[edit] Companies

• Paragon Biomedical Inc, a Contract Research Organization for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry
• Paragon Corporation, a database consulting company based in Boston, MA, USA.
• Paragon China, a British manufacturer of bone china
• Paragon Vision Sciences, a contact lens manufacturer
• Paragon Software, a computer game company founded in 1987
• Paragon Application Systems, a software company in the EFT industry, founded in 1994
• Paragon Software Group
• Lance Paragon, a British manufacturer of surgical blades and scalpels - their products are marked PARAGON ENGLAND
• Paragon, a transportation company based in Arlington Hights, IL
• Paragon Gym, a Kickboxing & boxing gym in East London founded by the internationally renowned Lawson brothers John, Stuart and Alex (Multiple British and world champion kickboxers)
• Paragon Recording Studio

[edit] Media and entertainment

• Paragon (band), a heavy metal band from Germany
• Paragon (Swedish rap artist)
• Paragon (comics), a fictional character in the video game Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
• Paragon City, a fictional city in the computer game City of Heroes
• Paragon is a character class in the ArenaNet MMORPG "Guild Wars".
• Paragon cymbals are a line of cymbals made by Sabian, designed specifically for drummer Neil Peart.
• Team Paragon is a Freefly/Skydive team hailing out of Okanagan Skydive in Vernon B.C. Ka Ka

[edit] Computing

• Paragon SWP, a computer gaming terminal
• Intel Paragon, a series of massively parallel supercomputers

[edit] Other

• Paragon CRT, a method of corneal refraction developed by Paragon Vision Sciences
• A classification of diamond based on the carat (mass)
• ParagonX9, a famous Newgrounds Audio Portal uploader.

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