Ixion
Meanings
name
- King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
- A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.
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Etymology
From Latin Ixīōn, from Ancient Greek Ἰξίων (Ixíōn, literally “strong native”).
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