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How to Pronounce Words from the Tapestry of Bronze
A reading group from Northern Virginia asked us how to pronounce the names in Iokaste. We thought the question was great, and so we have put together this guide. Often, however, there are many legitimate versions of pronunciations which we have not given here -- and no one knows with certainty how the Greeks were speaking 3300 years ago! Below we give only suggestions, not hard-and-fast rules. Note that many of the names and words are from our current project and can't be found in Iokaste.
Name or Word How We Say It
& Alternate Pronunciations Recording Aeolius ee-OHL-yus
Aerope ah-AIR-oh-pee Agamemnon ag-uh-MEM-non Aigisthos ee-JISS-thus Alphenor AL-fen-or Amphion am-FY-uhn
Listen to "Amphion" Amphitrite am-fih-TRY-tee Amphitryon am-FIT-ree-uhn amphora am-FOR-uh Aphrodite aff-ro-DY-tee
Listen to "Aphrodite" Antigone an-TIG-oh-nee
Listen to "Antigone" Antiope an-TY-oh-pee Apollo uh-POLL-oh Ares AR-eez
Listen to "Ares" Artemis AR-te-miss
Listen to "Artemis" Astydamia as-tih-duh-MY-uh Athena uh-THEE-nuh
Listen to "Athena" Atreus AY-tree-us Broteas BROT-tee-uhs Chloris KLOR-iss Chronos KRO-nohs Chrysippus kry-SIP-puhs Danais DAN-uh-iss
DAN-uh-ees Daphne DAFF-nee Demeter dih-MEE-tur
Listen to "Demeter" Demochares dih-MOCK-ah-reez
Listen to "Demochares" Dione dy-OH-nee Dionysos dy-uh-NY-suhs
Listen to "Dionysos" Dirke DUR-kee Eteokles ih-TEE-uh-kleez
Listen to "Eteokles" Euryanassa you-ree-ah-NAH-sah Eurydike you-RID-uh-kee
Listen to "Eurydike" Evarete ee-vah-RET-ee Gogos GO-guhs Hades HAY-deez
Listen to "Hades" Haemon HEE-mon
Listen to "Haemon" Harmonia har-MOH-nee-uh
Listen to "Harmonia" Hashti HAHSH-tee Helen HEL-en Hephaistos he-FESS-tus
Listen to "Hephaistos" Hera HIR-uh
HEE-ruh
Listen to "Hera" Herakles HIR-uh-kleez
HEE-ruh-kleez Hermes HUR-meez
Listen to "Hermes" Herse HUR-see Hippodameia hip-po-dah-MY-uh Hippolyta hip-POL-ih-tuh
hip-POL-ih-tee Hippolytos hip-POL-ih-tuhs Idmon ID-mahn Io EE-oh
Listen to "Io" Iokaste yo-KASS-tuh
yo-KAHS-tee
ee-oh-KAHS-tee
Listen to "Iokaste" Ismene iz-MEE-nee
Listen to "Ismene" Kadmos KAD-muhs
Listen to "Kadmos" Kalphira kal-FEE-ruh
Listen to "Kalphira" Klytemnestra kly-tem-NESS-truh Kreon KREE-on
Listen to "Kreon" Labdakus LAB-duh-kus
Listen to "Labdakus" Laius LAY-uhs
LY-uhs
LEE-uhs
Listen to "Laius" Leda LEE-duh Lethe LEE-thee Leto LEE-toh
Listen to "Leto" Leukothoe loo-KOTH-oh-ee Lykus LY-kus Maenads MEE-nads
Listen to "Maenads" Manto MAN-toh Megara MEG-uh-ruh Melanthe muh-LAN-thee
Listen to "Melanthe" Menelaus men-uh-LAY-uhs Menoeceus mee-NEE-soos
Listen to "Menoeceus" Merope MURR-uh-pee
Listen to "Merope" Mikrotavros (Mikro) mee-kro-TOV-ruhs (MEE-kro) Mnesikles NESS-uh-kleez Mycenae my-SEE-nee Myrtilos MUR-tih-lohs Nausidame now-SID-uh-mee Nerissa neh-RISS-uh
nee-RISS-uh
Listen to "Nerissa" Nestor NESS-tur Nikippe ny-KIP-pee Nikippes ny-KIP-peez Niobe NY-oh-bee
Listen to "Niobe" Oedipus ED-uh-pus
EE-duh-pus
Listen to "Oedipus" Oinomaios ee-no-MAY-uhs Orchomenos or-ko-MEE-nohs
Listen to "Orchomenos" Pandareus pan-DARE-ee-uhs Pandion PAN-dee-on Pelops PEE-lahps
PEH-lops
PLOPS
Listen to "Pelops" Pelorus puh-LOR-uhs
pee-LOR-uhs
Listen to "Pelorus" Philomela fil-oh-MEE-luh Pinelopi pin-ELL-oh-pee Pittheus PIT-thoos Polydoros pol-ee-DOR-uhs
Listen to "Polydorus" Poseidon puh-SY-duhn
Listen to "Poseidon" Prokne PRoCK-nee Pylos PY-lohs Rhea REE-uh Rhodia RO-dee-uh
Listen to "Rhodia" Sadyattes sad-YAH-teez Soë SO-ee Spartoi SPAR-toy
Listen to "Spartoi" Stymphalos stim-FAY-luhs Tantalus TAN-tuh-luhs Thebe THEE-bee Thebes THEEBZ
Listen to "Thebes" Thyestes THY-ess-teez thyrsus THUR-suhs
Listen to "thyrsus" Tiresias ty-REE-see-uhs
Listen to "Tiresias" Vassos VAH-sohs
Listen to "Vassos" Zethos ZEE-thuhs
Listen to "Zethos" Zeus ZOOS
Listen to "Zeus"
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| Name or Word | How We Say It & Alternate Pronunciations | Recording |
|---|---|---|
| Aeolius | ee-OHL-yus | |
| Aerope | ah-AIR-oh-pee | |
| Agamemnon | ag-uh-MEM-non | |
| Aigisthos | ee-JISS-thus | |
| Alphenor | AL-fen-or | |
| Amphion | am-FY-uhn | Listen to "Amphion" |
| Amphitrite | am-fih-TRY-tee | |
| Amphitryon | am-FIT-ree-uhn | |
| amphora | am-FOR-uh | |
| Aphrodite | aff-ro-DY-tee | Listen to "Aphrodite" |
| Antigone | an-TIG-oh-nee | Listen to "Antigone" |
| Antiope | an-TY-oh-pee | |
| Apollo | uh-POLL-oh | |
| Ares | AR-eez | Listen to "Ares" |
| Artemis | AR-te-miss | Listen to "Artemis" |
| Astydamia | as-tih-duh-MY-uh | |
| Athena | uh-THEE-nuh | Listen to "Athena" |
| Atreus | AY-tree-us | |
| Broteas | BROT-tee-uhs | |
| Chloris | KLOR-iss | |
| Chronos | KRO-nohs | |
| Chrysippus | kry-SIP-puhs | |
| Danais | DAN-uh-iss DAN-uh-ees | |
| Daphne | DAFF-nee | |
| Demeter | dih-MEE-tur | Listen to "Demeter" |
| Demochares | dih-MOCK-ah-reez | Listen to "Demochares" |
| Dione | dy-OH-nee | |
| Dionysos | dy-uh-NY-suhs | Listen to "Dionysos" |
| Dirke | DUR-kee | |
| Eteokles | ih-TEE-uh-kleez | Listen to "Eteokles" |
| Euryanassa | you-ree-ah-NAH-sah | |
| Eurydike | you-RID-uh-kee | Listen to "Eurydike" |
| Evarete | ee-vah-RET-ee | |
| Gogos | GO-guhs | |
| Hades | HAY-deez | Listen to "Hades" |
| Haemon | HEE-mon | Listen to "Haemon" |
| Harmonia | har-MOH-nee-uh | Listen to "Harmonia" |
| Hashti | HAHSH-tee | |
| Helen | HEL-en | |
| Hephaistos | he-FESS-tus | Listen to "Hephaistos" |
| Hera | HIR-uh HEE-ruh |
Listen to "Hera" |
| Herakles | HIR-uh-kleez HEE-ruh-kleez | |
| Hermes | HUR-meez | Listen to "Hermes" |
| Herse | HUR-see | |
| Hippodameia | hip-po-dah-MY-uh | |
| Hippolyta | hip-POL-ih-tuh hip-POL-ih-tee | |
| Hippolytos | hip-POL-ih-tuhs | |
| Idmon | ID-mahn | |
| Io | EE-oh | Listen to "Io" |
| Iokaste | yo-KASS-tuh yo-KAHS-tee ee-oh-KAHS-tee |
Listen to "Iokaste" |
| Ismene | iz-MEE-nee | Listen to "Ismene" |
| Kadmos | KAD-muhs | Listen to "Kadmos" |
| Kalphira | kal-FEE-ruh | Listen to "Kalphira" |
| Klytemnestra | kly-tem-NESS-truh | |
| Kreon | KREE-on | Listen to "Kreon" |
| Labdakus | LAB-duh-kus | Listen to "Labdakus" |
| Laius | LAY-uhs LY-uhs LEE-uhs |
Listen to "Laius" |
| Leda | LEE-duh | |
| Lethe | LEE-thee | |
| Leto | LEE-toh | Listen to "Leto" |
| Leukothoe | loo-KOTH-oh-ee | |
| Lykus | LY-kus | |
| Maenads | MEE-nads | Listen to "Maenads" |
| Manto | MAN-toh | |
| Megara | MEG-uh-ruh | |
| Melanthe | muh-LAN-thee | Listen to "Melanthe" |
| Menelaus | men-uh-LAY-uhs | |
| Menoeceus | mee-NEE-soos | Listen to "Menoeceus" |
| Merope | MURR-uh-pee | Listen to "Merope" |
| Mikrotavros (Mikro) | mee-kro-TOV-ruhs (MEE-kro) | |
| Mnesikles | NESS-uh-kleez | |
| Mycenae | my-SEE-nee | |
| Myrtilos | MUR-tih-lohs | |
| Nausidame | now-SID-uh-mee | |
| Nerissa | neh-RISS-uh nee-RISS-uh |
Listen to "Nerissa" |
| Nestor | NESS-tur | |
| Nikippe | ny-KIP-pee | |
| Nikippes | ny-KIP-peez | |
| Niobe | NY-oh-bee | Listen to "Niobe" |
| Oedipus | ED-uh-pus EE-duh-pus |
Listen to "Oedipus" |
| Oinomaios | ee-no-MAY-uhs | |
| Orchomenos | or-ko-MEE-nohs | Listen to "Orchomenos" |
| Pandareus | pan-DARE-ee-uhs | |
| Pandion | PAN-dee-on | |
| Pelops | PEE-lahps PEH-lops PLOPS |
Listen to "Pelops" |
| Pelorus | puh-LOR-uhs pee-LOR-uhs |
Listen to "Pelorus" |
| Philomela | fil-oh-MEE-luh | |
| Pinelopi | pin-ELL-oh-pee | |
| Pittheus | PIT-thoos | |
| Polydoros | pol-ee-DOR-uhs | Listen to "Polydorus" |
| Poseidon | puh-SY-duhn | Listen to "Poseidon" |
| Prokne | PRoCK-nee | |
| Pylos | PY-lohs | |
| Rhea | REE-uh | |
| Rhodia | RO-dee-uh | Listen to "Rhodia" |
| Sadyattes | sad-YAH-teez | |
| Soë | SO-ee | |
| Spartoi | SPAR-toy | Listen to "Spartoi" |
| Stymphalos | stim-FAY-luhs | |
| Tantalus | TAN-tuh-luhs | |
| Thebe | THEE-bee | |
| Thebes | THEEBZ | Listen to "Thebes" |
| Thyestes | THY-ess-teez | |
| thyrsus | THUR-suhs | Listen to "thyrsus" |
| Tiresias | ty-REE-see-uhs | Listen to "Tiresias" |
| Vassos | VAH-sohs | Listen to "Vassos" |
| Zethos | ZEE-thuhs | Listen to "Zethos" |
| Zeus | ZOOS | Listen to "Zeus" |
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