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Re: Pronunciation of Nikias
That's an anglicized pronunciation with the "eye" sound, not remotely Greek (Nike is Greek, not Latin). The accent is on the second syllable: Νικίας. I'd thus pronounce it Nee-KEE-as, though in English I generally hear NIK-ee-as.
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