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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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Daughter of Iobates; wife of Bellerophon, 292; significance, 394.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber

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

King Iobates was puzzled as to what to do.

From Classic Myths by Mary Catherine Judd

Bellerophon, mounted on Pegasus, the winged horse given him by Pallas, slew the monster, and on his return received the daughter of Iobates to wife.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

Bellerophon succeeded in vanquishing them, and was then despatched against the much-dreaded Amazons; but greatly to the astonishment of Iobates the hero again returned victorious.

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

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