Definitions

1. noun

In Greek mythology, the leader of the centaurs, who was punished by Zeus to be bound to a wheel that eternally revolves around Mount Olympus.

“According to the myth, Ixion was the first mortal to be punished by Zeus.”

2. noun

In astronomy, Ixion is a retrograde irregular asteroid, the parent body of the Ixion family of asteroids.

“Ixion is one of the many small asteroids orbiting the Sun.”