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	XVI. c. Pegasus and Chimæra. Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes. Bulfinch, Thomas. 1913. Age of Fable
		The fore part of its body was a compound of the lion and the goat, and the hind part a dragon’s.
		He brought letters from Prœtus, the son-in-law of Iobates, recommending Bellerophon in the warmest terms as an unconquerable hero, but added at the close a request to his father-in-law to put him to death.
		Iobates, on perusing the letters, was puzzled what to do, not willing to violate the claims of hospitality, yet wishing to oblige his son-in-law.
	www.bartleby.com /181/163.html (700 words)

	Iobates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Iobates (Greek: Ἰοβάτης) was a Lycian king, father of Antea and Philonoe.
		Proteus was the son-in-law of Iobates, King of Lycia, and sent Bellerophon to him with a sealed message that asked to kill Bellerophon.
		Iobates was unable to believe that this valiant hero deserved death, and so he allowed Bellerophon to marry his daughter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iobates (437 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Iobates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Eigenlijk wilde Proteus dat Iobates Bellerophon zou doden, maar Iobates was bang voor de wraak van de goden, wanneer hij een gast zou doden.
		Daarom stuurde Iobates Bellerophon op een missie, waarvan hij dacht dat Bellerophon nooit terug zou keren: Hij moest de vuurspuwende Chimera doden.
		Iobates was zo onder de indruk van de prestatie, dat hij Bellorophon met zijn dochter liet trouwen.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iobates (601 words)

	Littleowlluna - Greek Gods and Goddesses: B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Iobates decides to do this by asking him to do dangerous tasks.
		Bellerophon is asked to kill the chimera; he accomplishes this by encountering Pegasus, the winged horse and taming it.
		Iobates then realizes that Bellerophon is blessed and can't be killed.
	www.stormpages.com /littleowlluna/base2/greekgodsb.html (292 words)

	Bellerophon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Iobates, too, was reluctant to kill his guest, so he sent him on dangerous missions instead.
		Iobates finally realized that Bellerophon must be innocent of the charges against him.
		When he discovered the truth, Iobates gave Bellerophon one of his daughters as a bride and made him heir to the throne of Lycia.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Ar-Be/Bellerophon.html (318 words)

	Bellerophon
		Proteus byl zeť Iobates, král Lycia, a poslal Bellerophon k němu se zapečetěnou zprávou, která žádala, aby zabil Bellerophon.
		Iobates byl neschopný věřit, že tento statečný hrdina si zasloužil smrt a tak on dovolil Bellerophon vzít si jeho dceru.
		Iobates je jiná dcera, Philonoe, měl poměr s Bellerophon.
	wikipedia.infostar.cz /b/be/bellerophon.html (556 words)

	argos3.html
		Proitos believed her lie and gave Bellerophon a sealed letter to deliver to his father-in-law Iobates, king of Xanthos (a mountainous peninsula in southern Turkey); apparently restrictions imposed on those involved in purification rites compelled Proitos to find an indirect means of punishing Bellerophon for his alleged crime.
		Iobates therefore sent Bellerophon on a mission he was sure would cause his death, to kill the monster Chimaira.
		Iobates then sent Bellerophon on a number of missions he hoped would prove fatal to the hero: helped only by Pegasos, Bellerophon had to fight the Solymoi (a warlike people north of Lykia), and then the Amazons, a fierce race of women who lived along the shore of the Black Sea.
	www.greecetravel.com /greekmyths/argos3.htm (701 words)

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		The fore part of its body was a compound of the lion and the goat, and the hind part a dragon's.
		He brought letters from Proetus, the son-in-law of Iobates, recommending Bellerophon in the warmest terms as an unconquerable hero, but added at the close a request to his father-in-law to put him to death.
		Iobates, on perusing the letters, was puzzled what to do, not willing to violate the claims of hospitality, yet wishing to oblige his son-in-law.
	www.sundancecamp.com /History/Chimaera/index.html (516 words)

	Bellerophon and Pegasus :: WiccanWeb.ca :: A community in Canada for those interested in Wicca as well as others ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		However Proteus's plan for Bellerophon's death failed, Iobates was also bound by the laws of hospitality, so he devised a plan that he was certain the young man would follow and would lead him to his death.
		Iobates assigned Bellerophon the task of killing Chimaera, a terrible beast that was devastating the countryside by devouring livestock and killing humans he encountered.
		Iobates could not believe B's skill; he began suspecting that Bellerophon must be protected by the gods.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /article-8612.html (2201 words)

	Bellerophon, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		However, once Proetus 1 was in exile, his father-in-law, King Iobates of Lycia (on the southern coast of Asia Minor), restored him to his own land with an army of Lycians, and he occupied Tiryns.
		Proetus 1 believed her, and gave him a letter to take to Iobates, king of Lycia, in which it was written that he was to kill Bellerophon.
		The Chimera, offspring of Typhon and Echidna, was a monster which had fore part of a lion, the tail of a dragon, and its third and middle head that belched fire was that of a goat.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Bellerophon.html (803 words)

	CliffsNotes::Mythology:Book Summary and Study Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Upon opening it Iobates was filled with the same consternation that had filled Proetus, for he too could not kill a guest.
		His first task was to kill the Chimaera, a formidable fire-breathing monster with the front of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent.
		Iobates then sent Bellerophon against his enemies, the Solymi, but they were no match for Bellerophon's airborne assault with boulders.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-83,pageNum-50.html (628 words)

	Bellerophone
		What the message said was: "Dear Iobates, please do me a favor and kill the person who hands you this." To do so proved impossible, however, as Iobates was bound by the same strictures of hospitality as King Proetus.
		Iobates was hoping to make good on his son-in-law's request to do away with Bellerophon, and he had hit upon the Chimaera as the ideal agent in expediting his young guest's demise.
		Iobates was still determined to do in his guest, so he now sent him to fight a fearsome neighboring tribe.
	fyreangyl.tripod.com /Mythology/bellerop.htm (1089 words)

	In Greek mythology Greek mythology Iobates was a Lycian king Lycian...
		In Greek mythology Greek mythology, "Iobates" was a Lycian king Lycian king, father of Antea Antea and Philonoe Philonoe.
		Bellerophon Bellerophon is sent into exile to the land of King Iobates of Lycia.
		Proteus was the son-in-law of Iobates, King of Lycia Lycia, and sent Bellerophon to him with a sealed message that asked to kill Bellerophon.
	www.biodatabase.de /Iobates (464 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Philonoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But Bellerophon incurred the enmity of the gods, and was punished by them to wander in solitude across the Aleian Plain (in Cilicia, the mainland in front of Cyprus), avoiding contact with men.
		Philonoe is daughter of Iobates, king of Lycia and also called Iobas.
		Isander (also called Pisander 6) was slain by Ares as he fought against the Solymi, a Lycian tribe.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Philonoe (203 words)

	Bellerophon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Proteus wanted Iobates to kill Bellerophon Iobates feared the wrath of the gods he murdered a guest.
		was the son-in-law of Iobates King of Lycia and sent Bellerophon to him with sealed message that asked to kill Bellerophon.
		at the time was in the middle a horrific plague and Iobates didn't want strain the population with a war which surely be the result if he murdered Instead he sent him on an impossible to kill the Chimera.
	www.freeglossary.com /Bellerophon (825 words)

	Golden Age of Heroes
		Iobates also could not kill his young guest, but decided later to send Bellerophon upon a dangerous errand.
		A monster, known as the Chimaera, one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, was ravaging the countryside.
		Iobates asked the youth to kill the monster, hoping instead that Bellerophon would be killed.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/heroes1.html (4703 words)

	Iobates - Definition, explanation
		In Greek mythology, Iobates (Greek: Ἰοβάτης) was a Lycian king, father of Antea and Philonoe.
		Proteus was the son-in-law of Iobates, King of Lycia, and sent Bellerophon to him with a sealed message that asked to kill Bellerophon.
		Iobates was unable to believe that this valiant hero deserved death, and so he allowed Bellerophon to marry his daughter.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/i/io/iobates.php (465 words)

	V47 - Bellerophon and Pegasus Lekythos
		Now King Iobates of Lycia was in search of a brave man to battle the dreaded Chimera, a fire-breathing creature with three heads; one of a lion, one of a serpent and the third of a goat.
		Prietus' letter to Iobates not only recommended a hero, but also asked that Bellerophon be put to death, as Prietus was jealous of his wife's straying eyes.
		King Iobates, instead of killing him, gave Bellerophon the hand of his daughter and named him successor to the throne.
	www.artfromgreece.com /stories/v47.html (378 words)

	Bellerophon - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He became a suppliant at the court of King Proetus of Argos, whose wife Anteia falsely accused him of trying to seduce her.
		Proetus sent him to Iobates, king of Lycia, with a sealed message requesting the death of its bearer.
		Iobates gave Bellerophon the seemingly impossible task of killing the Chimera, a beast that was part lion, part goat, part dragon.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bellerop.html (380 words)

	Greek Mythology Hero Bellerophon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This left Iobates in the same predicament of acting against a guest that had troubled Proetus.
		Iobates solution was to ask Bellerophon to undertake a series of heroic but, normally deadly tasks.
		Iobates succeed in making amends by giving Bellerophon half his kingdom, including the best farm land and his daughter Philonoe in marriage.
	edweb.sdsu.edu /people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/bellerophon.html (655 words)

	MYTH MAN'S BELLEROPHON PAGE
		This criminal must be punished, he thought, but Iobates didn't want to invite the fury of the gods by mistreating a royal guest.
		Rather than reward his incredible bravery, however, Iobates sent him at once on another suicide mission, this one against the warlike Solymians and their ruthless allies, the feared nation of warrior women called the Amazons.
		That was enough to convince king Iobates that the Bellerophontic letter must have been wrong, for he now had proof of the young man's virtuous character.
	www.thanasis.com /modern/belle.htm (1772 words)

	Deliades: The Xanthian Legend [Archive] - Zelda Universe Forums
		Even Iobates did a double take as he saw Corinth lying on the floor of the platform when he expected it to be Peirene.
		Iobates stood a moment and began to talk to another higher commanding officer who had watched them fight.
		The boys sighed as once again Iobates went over the lodestars of the Xanthians, the main principle was to win at all costs: steal, lie, and cheat if you had to as long as you weren't caught.
	www.zeldauniverse.net /forums/archive/index.php/t-4108.html (2737 words)

	Pegasus Air-Strike Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Prior to the accident, Bellerophon had flown the craft on several successful missions on behalf of Iobates, King of Lycia.
		At the time of the crash he was on a self-appointed mission to fly "up to the heavens" (also reported as "to the throne of the gods").
		On the day of the accident witnesses reported the aircraft to have successfully taken off from Iobates' private airstrip in Lycia, the pilot having earlier boasted that he would fly "to the heavens" on what was possibly a publicity stunt.
	www.messybeast.com /dragonqueen/pegasus.htm (888 words)

	Belerofonte
		En la carta en realidad, Preto pedía al rey Iobates, que diera muerte a Belerofonte.
		El rey Iobates dispensó una afectuosa acogida a Belerofonte, con grandes muestras de hospitalidad.
		Iobates después de leer la carta, e igualmente contrario a infringir las leyes de la hospitalidad con la muerte de un invitado real, pide como servicio a Belerofonte, matar a la Quimera, con la esperanza de que la fiera acabaría con Belerofonte.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/es/wikipedia/b/be/belerofonte.html (538 words)

	Tree House Olympos - Olimpus. Bayrams Place Olympos - Antalya / Turkey
		Iobates set Bellerophon the task of killing the Chimera, a fire breathing creature who's monsterous body was a made up of the head of a lion, goats torso and serpents tail.
		Iobates then ordered him to fight the Solymi (Termessians), a fierce tribe of warriors and then the Amazons.
		Iobates decided to honour him and gave one of his daughters in marriage along with half his kingdom.
	www.bayrams.com /treehouseolympos/about.html (855 words)

	Antea - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Antea or Anteia also known as Stheneboea,was King Iobates' daughter in Greek mythology.
		Antea loved the hero Bellerophon though she was married to Proetus.
		Proetus couldn't kill a guest and suppliant, so he sent Bellerophon on an errand to Iobates with a letter instructing Iobates to kill him.
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?t=Antea (104 words)

	Bellerophon
		This left Iobates in the same predicament of acting against a guest that had troubled Proetus.
		Iobates solution was to ask Bellerophon to undertake a series of heroic but, normally deadly tasks.
		Iobates succeed in making amends by giving Bellerophon half his kingdom, including the best farm land and his daughter Philonoe in marriage.
	www.greekmythology.com /Myths/Heroes/Bellerophon/bellerophon.html (716 words)

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