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Diane Havens Backstage Pass

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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: Need pronunciation guide for Greek myth names |
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I'm prepping a narration of a book with some rather obscure Greek mythological characters and places but not sure of some of the pronunciations. I've found several online sources that have helped some, such as http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/pronunciations.html, but none are extensive enough. Might anyone here know of a more comprehensive one, or, failing that, general pronunciation guidelines?
From my study of the subject in the past (which now seems very long past), I can extrapolate some, such as "c" is pronounced as "k" and names ending "oe" is pronounced "oh-ee". Then there's the matter of which syllable to stress... _________________ Diane
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Brad Venable Contributor IV

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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have a list of names? If you give them to me, I can spell out the pronunciations. _________________ Brad Venable
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Jeffrey Kafer Assistant Zookeeper

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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks to the lovely and talent Scott Nilsen, I've got a contact whom I used for some Greek pronunciations in a book I did last year. Shoot me a mail and I'll share it with you. _________________ Jeff
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Diane Havens Backstage Pass

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, all!
Email on the way, Jeffrey.
Brad, I didn't know you spoke ancient Greek! I'll send you the list when I've compiled them all -- thanks!
And, J.S., that's the site I've been using. Unfortunately, it's not nearly comprehensive enough. _________________ Diane
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Brad Venable Contributor IV

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Had to read Plato in college. Untranslated. Totally rusty, but names are way easier to remember. Helps that I am a mythology nut. _________________ Brad Venable
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Diane Havens Backstage Pass

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:26 am Post subject: |
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That is so impressive, Brad. I've read lots of mythology as well, but usually silently so the pronunciations were pretty much my own best guess. I appreciate the help -- thanks! _________________ Diane
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jsgilbert Backstage Pass

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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I can pronounce the names of most Greek food. I suppose it's priroties.
If yo need to pronounce any words like souvlaki or avgolemeno, let me know. _________________ j.s. gilbert
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cyclometh King's Row

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I do a couple of shows on a Shoutcast station every week and the station owner is Greek. Half his Facebook posts are unreadable to me. If you need I can probably get him to record the names for you so you can hear a native say them. Obviously there's a big difference between classic and modern Greek, but it may be useful. _________________ Corey "Vox Man" Snow
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Diane Havens Backstage Pass

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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Thanks so much, Corey, but Brad has been able to give me the phonetics I need.
Anyway, modern day Greeks are better at reading words in their own alphabet than our Anglicized versions of their words. And mythology is its own area of expertise. I suppose it's like asking an Italian to read some Latin for you. (Which, by the way, I can read since I took 4 years of it in high school. And grew up Catholic.)
And, J. S., you'll be the man I call from my restaurant table when I go to that authentic Greek place that just opened up nearby. _________________ Diane
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cyclometh King's Row

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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you got what you needed!
And now I wish that little place down the street from my old office was still around. I'd wander in there for lunch and order pita bread, hummous and kalamata olives with a glass of ice water. Sometimes I'd have a salad of grape leaves with feta. Very simple, yet so utterly delicious. _________________ Corey "Vox Man" Snow
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