Proper noun
(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.
(astronomy) A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX76), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter finding a place for Ixion to sleep, Zeus created a cloud-clone of Hera named Nephele to test him to see how much he loved Hera. Source: Internet
Kuhn, pp. 5, 12 and 125 Of the other novels of the early 1830s, Alroy is described by Blake as "profitable but unreadable", Blake (1967), p. 787 and The Rise of Iskander (1833), The Infernal Marriage and Ixion in Heaven (1834) made little impact. Source: Internet
Ixion When Zeus had pity on Ixion and brought him to Olympus and introduced him to the gods, instead of being grateful, Ixion grew lustful for Hera. Source: Internet
Ixion being strapped to the flaming wheel represented his burning lust. Source: Internet
So Ixion was expelled from Olympus and Zeus ordered Hermes to bind Ixion to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning. Source: Internet
The centaurs were usually said to have been born of Ixion and Nephele (the cloud made in the image of Hera ). Source: Internet