Iobates

In Greek mythology, Iobates /aɪˈɒbətiːz/ or Jobates (/ˈdʒɒbətiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἰοβάτης, romanized: Iobátēs) is a Lycian king, the father of Antea and Philonoe. He was sometimes named Amphianax. In mythology, Iobates is the king who sent the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests such as the slaying of the Chimera and the battle against the Solymi at the request of his son-in-law Proetus who wished Bellerophon dead.

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