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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Iobates

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

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

But he could not forget the horrible Chimaera which he had promised King Iobates to slay.

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

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 E.M. Berens

King Iobates was puzzled as to what to do.

From Classic Myths by Mary Catherine Judd

"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 Chimæra is destroyed."

From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Blanche Ostertag

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