Ixion
A king of Thessaly, son of Phlegias, or, Greek Wrestler. according to Hyginus, of Leontes, or, according to Diodorus, of Antion and Perimela. Jupiter carried him to heaven and placed him at the table of the gods, where he became enamored of Juno, which so incensed Jupiter that he banished him from heaven, and ordered Mercury to tie him to a wheel in hell which continually whirled round, keeping Ixion in perpetual torture. .