Gr. Myth. a Thessalian king who is bound to a revolving wheel in Tartarus because he sought the love of Hera
See Ixion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭk-sīˈən, ĭkˈsē-ŏnˌ)
noun Greek Mythology
A king of Thessaly who committed parricide and attempted to rape Hera and was punished by Zeus by being bound to a perpetually revolving wheel in Hades.