Ixion

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Ixion is a figure from Greek mythology, a king notorious for betraying divine hospitality and being eternally punished on a fiery, spinning wheel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological king
afterlifeLocation Tartarus NERFINISHED
appearsIn Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Pindar’s Pythian Odes NERFINISHED
associatedWith hospitality taboo
xenia (sacred guest‑friendship)
attemptedAdulteryWith Hera NERFINISHED
createdCentaursWith Nephele NERFINISHED
crime attempted seduction of Hera
murder of his father‑in‑law
culture Ancient Greek religion
deceivedBy Zeus NERFINISHED
eternalPunishment wheel whirling through the air
father Phlegyas NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Deioneus NERFINISHED
gender male
hospitalityViolation killing his father‑in‑law after inviting him to a feast
host Zeus NERFINISHED
kingdomLocation Thessaly NERFINISHED
kingOf the Lapiths NERFINISHED
literarySource Apollodorus NERFINISHED
Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED
Pindar NERFINISHED
moralExemplumFor hubris against the gods
motiveForMurder refusal to pay bride‑price to Deioneus
mythology Greek mythology
NepheleDescription cloud image of Hera fashioned by Zeus
notableFor betraying divine hospitality
eternal punishment on a fiery spinning wheel
offspring Peirithous NERFINISHED
the Centaurs NERFINISHED
offspringWith Dia NERFINISHED
Nephele NERFINISHED
portrayedAs first mortal to shed kindred blood without purification
punishedBy Zeus NERFINISHED
punishment bound to a fiery, ever‑spinning wheel
relatedGroup Centaurs
Lapiths NERFINISHED
religiousTabooBroken kin‑slaying
violation of xenia
sleptWith Nephele NERFINISHED
spouse Dia NERFINISHED
statusBeforePunishment guest of the Olympian gods
symbol fiery wheel
theme divine retribution
ingratitude toward benefactors
violation of oaths

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