Ixion

Ixión English thumb|Ixion's planetary symbol Etymology From en la Ixīōn, from en grc Ἰξίων strong native. Pronunciation en /ɪkˈsaɪ.ən, -ɒn/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ixion.wav US ĭk-sī'-ən, -ŏn Proper noun en Greek mythology 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. As to fitfulness, I have never learnt the art of binding myself to any of the wheels on which the Ixions of these days are turning round and round. en 2019-11-30 Annalisa Quinn Latin Dictionary’s Journey: A to Zythum in 125 Years (and Counting) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/arts/latin-dictionary.html New York Times The complicated conjunction and adverb “ut” also looms. Mr. Butterfield said that it is “the sort of infernal business that would make Sisyphus and Ixion smile kindly on the job satisfaction they got from their daily toil,” referring to figures from classical mythology forced to labor in pain for eternity. https://web.archive.org/web/20250727093545/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/arts/latin-dictionary.html 27 July 2025 en astronomy A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX76), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet. Derived terms en Ixionian Translations king of Lapiths Catalan: ca Ixíon m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 伊克西翁 Dutch: nl Ixion m Esperanto: eo Iksiono Estonian: et Iksion French: fr Ixion m German: de Ixion m Alemannic German: gsw Ixion m Greek: el Ιξίονας m Ancient Greek: grc Ἰξίων m Italian: it Issione m Latin: la Ixion m Limburgish: li Ixsion m Polish: pl Ixion m Portuguese: pt Ixião m Russian: ru Иксион m Serbo-Croatian: sh Iksion m Slovene: sl Iksion m Spanish: es Ixión Turkish: tr İksiyon Ukrainian: uk Іксіон m a Kuiper Belt object Catalan: ca Ixíon m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 小行星28978 Dutch: nl Ixion m Esperanto: eo Iksiono Estonian: et Iksion French: fr Ixion m German: de Ixion m Alemannic German: gsw Ixion m Greek: el Ιξίονας m Ancient Greek: grc Ἰξίων m Italian: it Issione m Latin: la Ixion m Limburgish: li Ixsion m Polish: pl Ixion m Portuguese: pt Ixião m Russian: ru Иксион m Serbo-Croatian: sh Iksion m Slovene: sl Iksion m Spanish: es Ixión Ukrainian: uk Іксіон m Further reading 28978 Ixion en Dwarf planets of the Solar System