Ixion


Ix·i·on

noun \ik-ˈsī-ən\

Definition of IXION

: a Thessalian king bound by Zeus to a burning wheel in Tartarus for attempting to seduce Hera

Origin of IXION

Latin, from Greek Ixiōn

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