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'''Ixion''' is a [[human colony]] and the homeworld of [[Darren Leone]], acting captain of the {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[Breaking Strain]]''</ref>
'''Ixion''' is a [[Wikipedia:minor planet|minor planet]] in the [[Sol system]]. It had been [[Human colonies|colonised]] by [[human]]ity by the 26<sup>th</sup> century, and fell under the jurisdiction of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. [[Darren Leone]], acting captain of the {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}} as of some time in [[2553]], was born on the colony.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[Breaking Strain]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The colony is named after the [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek figure]] [[Wikipedia:Ixion|Ixion]], a king who was punished by Zeus and bound eternally on a wheel of fire in the underworld.
The minor planet was first discovered in 2001, and was christened "Ixion" in 2002, after the Greek figure [[Wikipedia:Ixion|Ixion]], a king who was punished by Zeus and bound eternally on a wheel of fire in the underworld.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 15:38, April 10, 2020

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Ixion is a minor planet in the Sol system. It had been colonised by humanity by the 26th century, and fell under the jurisdiction of the Unified Earth Government. Darren Leone, acting captain of the UNSC Dark Was the Night as of some time in 2553, was born on the colony.[1]

Trivia

The minor planet was first discovered in 2001, and was christened "Ixion" in 2002, after the Greek figure Ixion, a king who was punished by Zeus and bound eternally on a wheel of fire in the underworld.

List of appearances

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