Iobates

American  

[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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Example Sentences

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 Judd, Mary Catherine

But the gods watched over the true and loyal youth, and inclined the heart of Iobates, who was an amiable prince, towards his guest.

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

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

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

At last King Iobates said he had nothing more for him to do.

From Classic Myths by Judd, Mary Catherine

Iobates sent the youth on dangerous errands, but he came off unharmed from all.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham