Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Greek)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.

    Ixion

    ИксионIksion

    ІксіонIksion

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

    Ixion

    ИксионIksion

    ІксіонIksion

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

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

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

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Ixion — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto