Ixion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
  2. A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈsaɪ.ən -ɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ixion.wav ĭk-sī'-ən -ŏn

Word forms

Ixion

Etymology

From Latin Ixīōn, from Ancient Greek Ἰξίων (Ixíōn, literally “strong native”).

Derived words

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