Who was Ixion in Greek mythology?
Ixion ruled the ancient tribe of Thessaly known as the Lapiths. His lineage traces back to Perimele and either Ares, Leonteus, Antion, or Phlegyas.
Ixion ruled the ancient tribe of Thessaly known as the Lapiths. His lineage traces back to Perimele and either Ares, Leonteus, Antion, or Phlegyas.
Ixion pushed his father-in-law Deioneus into a bed of burning coals concealed beneath wood and ash at Larissa. This act made Ixion the first man guilty of kin-slaying in Greek mythology.
Hermes bound Ixion to a winged fiery wheel spinning eternally through space. At first the wheel spun across the heavens before later myths placed it in Tartarus.
In the fifth century, Pindar expanded the example in his Second Pythian Ode. He applied the tale to Hiero I of Syracuse, the tyrant he sang about.
Martin Nilsson suggested origins in rain-making magic rituals from ancient times. The story serves as a warning about blasphemous conduct by officiants performing such rites.