# Ixion: The Man Who Was Tied to an Ever-Spinning Wheel — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ixion-the-man-who-was-tied-to-an-ever-spinning-wheel-whe-definition-discussion/1778 "2017-02-22T10:02:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ixion-the-man-who-was-tied-to-an-ever-spinning-wheel-whe-definition-discussion/1778/1 "2017-02-22T10:02:37Z")

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Ixion is the fiendishly wicked king of the Lapiths from Greek mythology. In an attempted seduction of Hera, he was tricked by Zeus into making love to a cloud instead, from which was born Centaurus, the founder of the race of centaurs. Ixion's eternal punishment for his audacity and complete disrespect for both humanity and the gods was to be tied to an ever-spinning wheel of fire in Hades.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Ixion/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ixion/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ixion-the-man-who-was-tied-to-an-ever-spinning-wheel-whe-definition-discussion/1778/2 "2026-07-28T19:42:40Z")

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