... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > (story of) Bellerophon > most important deeds: Bellerophon with Iobates, king of Lycia, who sets him to various tasks > when noticing Iobates' life-guard lying in wait for him, Bellerophon prays to Neptune, who floods the Xanthian plain > the Xanthian women, with their skirts hoisted to the waist, interfere; the waves retire and Iobates is convinced of Bellerophon's innocence