Ixion

[ ik-sahy-uhn, ik-see-on ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ ən, ˈɪk siˌɒn /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.

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Words nearby Ixion

Iwo, Iwo Jima, I.W.W., Ixelles, ixia, Ixion, ixodid, ixora, Ixtaccihuatl, ixtle, Iyar

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How to use Ixion in a sentence

Ixion pleaded his cause so well that Jupiter was about to dismiss him, when he saw the presumptuous mortal making love to Juno.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
This offense could not be overlooked, so Ixion was sent to Tartarus, where he was bound to an ever-revolving wheel of fire.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Upon which Ixion declared that he would give a great reward to any person that would destroy these bulls.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Ixion was king of the Lapithae, and being taken to heaven by Jupiter, made love to Juno, for which he was eternally punished.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

Ixion says he once was king of Thessaly: he had to punish crime.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe

British Dictionary definitions for Ixion

Ixion

/ (ɪkˈsaɪən) /

noun

Greek myth a Thessalian king punished by Zeus for his love of Hera by being bound to a perpetually revolving wheel

Derived forms of Ixion

Ixionian (ˌɪksɪˈəʊnɪən), adjective

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