The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἸξίων
- Latin · borrowed fromIxīōn
- English todayIxion
From Latin Ixīōn, from Ancient Greek Ἰξίων (Ixíōn, literally “strong native”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ixion
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin Ixīōn ← Ancient Greek Ἰξίων