Greek mythology
Ixion
Bound forever to a spinning wheel of fire
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Children
- Pirithous
- Group
- Mortal
- Appears in
- Sisyphus: The Man Who Cheated Death
- Places
- The Underworld · Tartarus
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Ixion is a Thessalian king and the first mortal to murder kin, then is purified by Zeus and welcomed to Olympus, where he repays the kindness by lusting after Hera. Zeus shapes a cloud into her likeness, Nephele, and upon it Ixion fathers the race of Centaurs. For his impiety he is bound to a fiery, ever-turning wheel, spinning through the depths of Tartarus for eternity.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ixion?
- Ixion is a Thessalian king and the first mortal to murder kin, then is purified by Zeus and welcomed to Olympus, where he repays the kindness by lusting after Hera. Zeus shapes a cloud into her likeness, Nephele, and upon it Ixion fathers the race of Centaurs.
- Which mythology does Ixion belong to?
- Ixion belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Ixion appear in?
- Ixion appears in Sisyphus: The Man Who Cheated Death, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Ixion. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/ixionMLA
"Ixion." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/ixion.Chicago
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