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

Iobates next sent him on an expedition against the Solymans, a fierce neighbouring tribe with whom he was at enmity.

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

“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 Chimaera is destroyed.”

From My First Cruise and Other stories by Kingston, William Henry Giles

It made great havoc in Lycia, so that the king Iobates sought for some hero to destroy it.

From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas

As the subjects of King Iobates appealed to him for protection from the Chimaera a sudden thought came to him.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

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

From My First Cruise and Other stories by Kingston, William Henry Giles