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A few pronounciations on a few Greek names

by Dragon_Clarinet

3/30/2009, 1:12 PM

OK, so today, I came across a paper that had a lot of Greek and Roman goddess + god names on it, but a few of them, I thought were pronounced differently than the given pronunciation on the sheet. Can someone please tell me which way is correct for each, or something completely different? TIA!

Thalia- I thought it was THALE-ya, but the paper says thah-LIE-ah.

Euthalia- I thought it was yoo-THALE-ya, but since Thalia in the paper is pronounced that way, according to the paper, it would be something like yoo-thah-LIE-ah.

Melpomene- I thought it was mel-poh-MEE-nee, but the paper says mel-PAW-mih-nee.

So, TIA for any help! I would like the most accurate pronunciation on these!

A question that drives me hazy: Am I or the others crazy?-Albert Einstein
(Dragon)

(Clarinet)

#Greek #pronunciation

This message was edited 3/30/2009, 1:13 PM

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- Marija Luminitsa

3/31/2009, 9:11 AM

Are you looking for the English pronunciations or the Greek?

- egyptianpanda

3/31/2009, 11:38 AM

In English, a lot of people would pronounce Thalia TAH-lee-uh or tuh-LEE-uh. I do not know if either are right.

Melpomene would be like the paper said, I think. It would follow the pattern of other Greek names such as Penelope and Antigone.

Ciao for now!
Ilana

- Dracotorix

3/31/2009, 11:04 PM

Well, I thought Thalia was THAH-lee-ah, and Euthalia was yu-THAH-lee-ah. I thought Melpomene was the same way you thought it was.

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