IOBATES


Meaning of IOBATES in English

/uy ob"euh teez', ee ob"-/ , n. Class. Myth.

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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .