Iobates in Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Iobates (Greek: Ἰοβάτης), a.k.a. Jobates,
was a Lycian king, the father of Antea and Philonoe. (This
Iobatēs is sometimes named Amphianax[1].) Bellerophon was sent
into exile to the land of King Iobates. Proetus, King of
Tiryns, wanted Iobates to kill Bellerophon, but Iobates feared
the wrath of the gods if he murdered a guest. So he sent
Bellerophon on a mission that he deemed impossible: to kill a
fire-breathing monster, the Chimera.
An alternate version of the beginning of the quest is that
Bellerophon encountered Proetus, who grew intensely jealous of
him. Proetus was the son-in-law of Iobates, and sent
Bellerophon to him with a sealed message that asked him to
kill Bellerophon. Lycia at the time was in the middle of a
horrific plague and Iobates didn't want to strain the
population with a war, which would surely result if he
murdered Bellerophon. Instead, he sent him to kill the
Chimera...
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