This man held off an ambush by a king's army and killed every soldier, making the king grant him half the kingdom and marriage to his daughter Philonoe. The women of Xanthis lifted their skirts at this man in order to persuade him to call off a flood. His most prized possession was obtained either at the never-failing well of Pirene or after a night spent praying at the altar of Athena. Iobates gave him deadly tasks because Proteus accused him of seducing his wife Sthene
This man held off an ambush by a king's army and killed every soldier, making the king grant him half the kingdom and marriage to his daughter Philonoe. The women of Xanthis lifted their skirts at this man in order to persuade him to call off a flood. His most prized possession was obtained either at the never-failing well of Pirene or after a night spent praying at the altar of Athena. Iobates gave him deadly tasks because Proteus accused him of seducing his wife Stheneboea. This man spent his final days on the Plain of Aleion as a roaming, blinded hermit after Zeus sent a gad-fly to prevent him from reaching Mount Olympus. He slew a monster with the body of a goat and the head of a lion by using a golden bridle to tame a flying horse. For 10 points, name this hero who used Pegasus to slay the monstrous Chimera.
This man held off an ambush by a king's army and killed every soldier, making the king grant him half the kingdom and marriage to his daughter Philonoe.
Bellerophontes