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Iobates

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[ahy-ob-uh-teez, ee-ob-] / aɪˈɒb əˌtiz, iˈɒb- /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.


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"Well then," said Bellerophon, caressing the airy horse, "thou shalt be with me as long as thou wilt; and we will go together, forthwith, and tell King Iobates that the Chimæra is destroyed."

From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Blanche Ostertag

But as soon as one work was done King Iobates found another.

From Classic Myths by Mary Catherine Judd

After the feasts of welcome were over, King Iobates read the letters and found that the one who sent them wanted Bellerophon punished for certain misdeeds which people said he had done.

From Classic Myths by Mary Catherine Judd

He was afraid lest King Iobates should imagine that he had fled from the Chimæra.

From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Blanche Ostertag

Iobates admitted him to a share in the government, and gave him his daughter in marriage.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens

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