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

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

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

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After some time, Bellerophon suddenly remembered the sealed message intrusted to his care, and hastened to deliver it to Iobates, with many apologies for his forgetfulness.

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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.

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“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.”

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