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Ixion

noun Ix·i·on \ik-ˈsī-ən\

Definition of IXION

:  a Thessalian king bound by Zeus to a burning wheel in Tartarus for attempting to seduce Hera
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Origin of IXION

Latin, from Greek Ixiōn

Rhymes with IXION

Amphion, anion, Biscayan, Orion, Visayan

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