Ixion (disambiguation)

Ixion (Greek Ἰξίων ) is an ancient Greek, male personal name. The name is derived from Ischys ( starch) and io ( moon) and is reminiscent of the mistletoe ( Ixia ).

Well-known bearers of the name:

• Ixion, King of Lapither; he was bound as a punishment for his misdeeds forever on a wheel
• Ixion, king of Corinth
• An epithet of Demetrios of Adramyttion

Other meanings:

• The name of a Plutinos in the Kuiper Belt, see ( 28978 ) Ixion.
• Two eponymous British motorcycle manufacturer a) Ixion ( London) b ) Ixion (Birmingham) in the period from 1900 to about 1930

• Disambiguation