King Iobates of Lycia

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character in Greek mythology human mythological king

King Iobates of Lycia is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the Lycian ruler who sent the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests, including the slaying of the Chimera.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
King Iobates	1
King of Lycia	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character in Greek mythology ⓘ human ⓘ mythological king ⓘ
afterRealizingInnocenceOf	Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Amisodarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iobates NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInStoryOf	Bellerophon and the Chimera NERFINISHED ⓘ false accusation by Stheneboea ⓘ
associatedWith	Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimera NERFINISHED ⓘ Proetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stheneboea NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
ethicalConcept	observance of xenia (guest-friendship) ⓘ
fatherOf	Anteia NERFINISHED ⓘ Philonoë NERFINISHED ⓘ Stheneboea NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	heroic legend ⓘ
languageContext	Ancient Greek language tradition ⓘ
moralTheme	dangers of false accusation ⓘ limits of royal power under divine and social law ⓘ
motivatedBy	fear of killing a guest directly ⓘ obedience to Proetus’ tablet ⓘ
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
notableFor	involvement in the myth of the Chimera ⓘ receiving Bellerophon with a sealed tablet from Proetus ⓘ sending Bellerophon on perilous quests ⓘ
questAssigned	ambush Bellerophon with picked Lycian warriors ⓘ fight the Amazons ⓘ fight the Solymi ⓘ slay the Chimera ⓘ
regionInMyth	Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInMyth	attempted indirect killer of Bellerophon ⓘ host of Bellerophon in Lycia ⓘ
sourceText	Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer’s Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouseOf	unnamed Lycian queen ⓘ
thenAction	gave Bellerophon his daughter in marriage ⓘ granted Bellerophon a share of his kingdom ⓘ reconciled with Bellerophon ⓘ
title	King of Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chimera → opposedBy → King Iobates of Lycia ⓘ

Sarpedon → title → King Iobates of Lycia ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Lycia

Bellerophon (later hero associated with Corinthian region) → associatedWith → King Iobates of Lycia ⓘ

subject surface form: Bellerophon

this entity surface form: King Iobates