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 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 Berens, E.M.

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

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

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

From A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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.