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How do you use Ixion in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Ixion in a sentence

Ixion meaning

  1. King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
  2. A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.

Using Ixion

  • The main meaning on this page is: King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning. | A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.
  • In the example corpus, ixion often appears in combinations such as: ixion and, ixion was, ixion to.

Context around Ixion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grateful 1× bind 1× tricked 1×

Often after:

grew 1×

Sentence patterns with Ixion

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and tricked ixion into coupling 1× being grateful ixion grew lustful 1× born of ixion and nephele 1× ixion being strapped 1× ixion when zeus 1× ordered that ixion be denied 1× pity on ixion and brought 1× place for ixion to sleep 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after finding a 1× ixion being strapped 1× ixion when zeus 1× so ixion was 1× the centaurs were 1× the princes of 1×

Common sentence endings:

any sin cleansing 1× coupling with it 1× for all eternity 1× he loved hera 1× his burning lust 1× image of hera 1×

Words around Ixion

Just before it in the word index:

ixil 2 ixiaro 2 ixd 3 ixcoin 3 ixcardiff 2 ixc 4

Just after it in the word index:

ixmanchester 2 ixopo 3 ixoroideae 3 ixp 2 ixscotland 2 ixt 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Ixion

  • In this selection, "ixion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grateful, bind, tricked and grew stand out and add context to how "ixion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and tricked ixion into coupling and being grateful ixion grew lustful. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ixion" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ixion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ixion being strapped to the flaming wheel represented his burning lust. (11 words)

Therefore, Ixion was bound to a burning solar wheel for all eternity. (12 words)

The princes of other lands ordered that Ixion be denied of any sin-cleansing. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Ixion When Zeus had pity on Ixion and brought him to Olympus and introduced him to the gods, instead of being grateful, Ixion grew lustful for Hera. (27 words)

After finding a place for Ixion to sleep, Zeus created a cloud-clone of Hera named Nephele to test him to see how much he loved Hera. (27 words)

So Ixion was expelled from Olympus and Zeus ordered Hermes to bind Ixion to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

Ixion When Zeus had pity on Ixion and brought him to Olympus and introduced him to the gods, instead of being grateful, Ixion grew lustful for Hera.

So Ixion was expelled from Olympus and Zeus ordered Hermes to bind Ixion to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.

After finding a place for Ixion to sleep, Zeus created a cloud-clone of Hera named Nephele to test him to see how much he loved Hera.

Ixion being strapped to the flaming wheel represented his burning lust.

The centaurs were usually said to have been born of Ixion and Nephele (the cloud made in the image of Hera ).

The princes of other lands ordered that Ixion be denied of any sin-cleansing.

Therefore, Ixion was bound to a burning solar wheel for all eternity.

Zeus found out about his intentions and made a cloud in the shape of Hera, and tricked Ixion into coupling with it.

Common combinations with ixion

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ixion" in a sentence?
An example: "Ixion When Zeus had pity on Ixion and brought him to Olympus and introduced him to the gods, instead of being grateful, Ixion grew lustful for Hera." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "ixion" from authentic English texts.
What does "ixion" mean?
Ixion means: King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
How many example sentences with "ixion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "ixion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.