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

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

But he could-195- not forget the horrible Chim�ra, which he had promised King Iobates to slay.

From A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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 Nuttall, P. Austin

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

From Classic Myths by Judd, Mary Catherine

Iobates, who had become greatly attached to the youth, was horror-struck at its contents.

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