Bellerophon

=﻿Bellerophon= =﻿Exiled= Bellerphon was a citizen of Cornith. He was exiled(banished from his or her native land). In those days you could be purified of the gult of such a crime. The kings wife, Stheneboen, made a pass at the young hero. When Bellerophon repulsed her advances, she told her husband it was bellerophon who made a pass at HER. =﻿The Letter= King Proetus cloaked his indignation, not wishing to violate the sacred obligations of hospitality by doing harm to his guest, so he contrived his revenge by asking Bellerophon to deliver a letter on his behalf to King Iobates of Lycia, his father-in-law. This is somewhat suprising since wrighting has not been invented yet. =﻿The Favor=