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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, based, whenever possible, on Dictionary of Classical Mythology by J. E. Zimmerman. Note that many of the names and words are from our current project and are not to be found in Iokaste.
Name or Word How We Say It
& Alternate Pronunciations Recording Aeolius ee-OHL-yus Listen to "Aeolius"
Aerope ah-AIR-oh-pee Listen to "Aerope" Agamemnon ag-uh-MEM-non Listen to "Agamemnon" Aigisthos ee-JISS-thus Listen to "Aigisthos" Alphenor AL-fen-or Listen to "Alphenor" Amphion am-FY-uhn
Listen to "Amphion" Amphitrite am-fih-TRY-tee Listen to "Amphitrite" Amphitryon am-FIT-ree-uhn Listen to "Amphitryon" amphora am-FOR-uh Listen to "amphora" Aphrodite aff-ro-DY-tee
Listen to "Aphrodite" Antigone an-TIG-oh-nee
Listen to "Antigone" Antiope an-TY-oh-pee Listen to "Antiope" Apollo uh-POLL-oh Listen to "Apollo" Ares AR-eez
Listen to "Ares" Artemis AR-te-miss
Listen to "Artemis" Astydamia as-tih-duh-MY-uh Listen to "Astydamia" Athena uh-THEE-nuh
Listen to "Athena" Atreus AY-tree-us Listen to "Atreus" Broteas BROT-tee-uhs Listen to "Broteas" Chloris KLOR-iss Listen to "Chloris" Chrysippus kry-SIP-puhs Listen to "Chrysippus" Danais DAN-uh-iss
DAN-uh-ees Listen to "Danais" Daphne DAFF-nee Listen to "Daphne" Demeter dih-MEE-tur
Listen to "Demeter" Demochares dih-MOCK-ah-reez
Listen to "Demochares" Dione dy-OH-nee Listen to "Dione" Dionysos dy-uh-NY-suhs
Listen to "Dionysos" Dirke DUR-kee Listen to "Dirke" Eteokles ih-TEE-uh-kleez
Listen to "Eteokles" Euryanassa you-ree-ah-NAH-sah Listen to "Euryanassa" Eurydike you-RID-uh-kee
Listen to "Eurydike" Evarete ee-vah-RET-ee Listen to "Evarete" Gogos GO-guhs Listen to "Gogos" Hades HAY-deez
Listen to "Hades" Haemon HEE-mon
Listen to "Haemon" Harmonia har-MOH-nee-uh
Listen to "Harmonia" Hashti HAHSH-tee Listen to "Hashti" Helen HEL-en Listen to "Helen" Hephaistos he-FESS-tus
Listen to "Hephaistos" Hera HIR-uh
HEE-ruh
Listen to "Hera" Herakles HIR-uh-kleez
HEE-ruh-kleez Listen to "Herakles" Hermes HUR-meez
Listen to "Hermes" Herse HUR-see Listen to "Herse" Hippodamia hip-po-dah-MY-uh Listen to "Hippodamia" Hippolyta hip-POL-ih-tuh
hip-POL-ih-tee Listen to "Hippolyta" Hippolytos hip-POL-ih-tuhs Listen to "Hippolytos" Idmon ID-mahn Listen to "Idmon" 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 Listen to "Klytemnestra" Kreon KREE-on
Listen to "Kreon" Kronos KRO-nohs Listen to "Kronos" Labdakus LAB-duh-kus
Listen to "Labdakus" Laius LAY-uhs
LY-uhs
LEE-uhs
Listen to "Laius" Leda LEE-duh Listen to "Leda" Lethe LEE-thee Listen to "Lethe" Leto LEE-toh
Listen to "Leto" Leukothoe loo-KOTH-oh-ee Listen to "Leukothoe" Lykus LY-kus Listen to "Lykus" Maenads MEE-nads
Listen to "Maenads" Manto MAN-toh Listen to "Manto" Megara MEG-uh-ruh Listen to "Megara" Melanthe muh-LAN-thee
Listen to "Melanthe" Menelaus men-uh-LAY-uhs Listen to "Menelaus" Menoeceus mee-NEE-soos
Listen to "Menoeceus" Merope MURR-uh-pee
Listen to "Merope" Mnesikles NESS-uh-kleez Listen to "Mnesikles" Mycenae my-SEE-nee Listen to "Mycenae" Myrtilos MUR-tih-lohs Listen to "Myrtilos" Nausidame now-SID-uh-mee Listen to "Nausidame" Nerissa neh-RISS-uh
nee-RISS-uh
Listen to "Nerissa" Nestor NESS-tur Listen to "Nestor" Nikippe ny-KIP-pee Listen to "Nikippe" Nikippes ny-KIP-peez Listen to "Nikippes" Niobe NY-oh-bee
Listen to "Niobe" Oedipus ED-uh-pus
EE-duh-pus
Listen to "Oedipus" Oinomaios ee-no-MAY-uhs Listen to "Oinomaios" Orchomenos or-ko-MEE-nohs
Listen to "Orchomenos" Pandareus pan-DARE-ee-uhs Listen to "Pandareus" Pandion PAN-dee-on Listen to "Pandion" Pelops PEE-lahps
PEH-lops
PLOPS
Listen to "Pelops" Pelorus puh-LOR-uhs
pee-LOR-uhs
Listen to "Pelorus" Philomela fil-oh-MEE-luh Listen to "Philomela" Pinelopi pin-ELL-oh-pee Listen to "Pinelopi" Pittheus PIT-thoos Listen to "Pittheus" Polydoros pol-ee-DOR-uhs
Listen to "Polydorus" Poseidon puh-SY-duhn
Listen to "Poseidon" Prokne PROCK-nee Listen to "Prokne" Pylos PY-lohs Listen to "Pylos" Rhea REE-uh Listen to "Rhea" Rhodia RO-dee-uh
Listen to "Rhodia" Sadyattes sad-YAH-teez Listen to "Sadyattes" Soë SO-ee Listen to "Soë" Spartoi SPAR-toy
Listen to "Spartoi" Stymphalos stim-FAY-luhs Listen to "Stymphalos" Tantalus TAN-tuh-luhs Listen to "Tantalus" Thebe THEE-bee Listen to "Thebe" Thebes THEEBZ
Listen to "Thebes" Thyestes THY-ess-teez Listen to "Thyestes" 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 | Listen to "Aeolius" |
| Aerope | ah-AIR-oh-pee | Listen to "Aerope" |
| Agamemnon | ag-uh-MEM-non | Listen to "Agamemnon" |
| Aigisthos | ee-JISS-thus | Listen to "Aigisthos" |
| Alphenor | AL-fen-or | Listen to "Alphenor" |
| Amphion | am-FY-uhn | Listen to "Amphion" |
| Amphitrite | am-fih-TRY-tee | Listen to "Amphitrite" |
| Amphitryon | am-FIT-ree-uhn | Listen to "Amphitryon" |
| amphora | am-FOR-uh | Listen to "amphora" |
| Aphrodite | aff-ro-DY-tee | Listen to "Aphrodite" |
| Antigone | an-TIG-oh-nee | Listen to "Antigone" |
| Antiope | an-TY-oh-pee | Listen to "Antiope" |
| Apollo | uh-POLL-oh | Listen to "Apollo" |
| Ares | AR-eez | Listen to "Ares" |
| Artemis | AR-te-miss | Listen to "Artemis" |
| Astydamia | as-tih-duh-MY-uh | Listen to "Astydamia" |
| Athena | uh-THEE-nuh | Listen to "Athena" |
| Atreus | AY-tree-us | Listen to "Atreus" |
| Broteas | BROT-tee-uhs | Listen to "Broteas" |
| Chloris | KLOR-iss | Listen to "Chloris" |
| Chrysippus | kry-SIP-puhs | Listen to "Chrysippus" |
| Danais | DAN-uh-iss DAN-uh-ees | Listen to "Danais" |
| Daphne | DAFF-nee | Listen to "Daphne" |
| Demeter | dih-MEE-tur | Listen to "Demeter" |
| Demochares | dih-MOCK-ah-reez | Listen to "Demochares" |
| Dione | dy-OH-nee | Listen to "Dione" |
| Dionysos | dy-uh-NY-suhs | Listen to "Dionysos" |
| Dirke | DUR-kee | Listen to "Dirke" |
| Eteokles | ih-TEE-uh-kleez | Listen to "Eteokles" |
| Euryanassa | you-ree-ah-NAH-sah | Listen to "Euryanassa" |
| Eurydike | you-RID-uh-kee | Listen to "Eurydike" |
| Evarete | ee-vah-RET-ee | Listen to "Evarete" |
| Gogos | GO-guhs | Listen to "Gogos" |
| Hades | HAY-deez | Listen to "Hades" |
| Haemon | HEE-mon | Listen to "Haemon" |
| Harmonia | har-MOH-nee-uh | Listen to "Harmonia" |
| Hashti | HAHSH-tee | Listen to "Hashti" |
| Helen | HEL-en | Listen to "Helen" |
| Hephaistos | he-FESS-tus | Listen to "Hephaistos" |
| Hera | HIR-uh HEE-ruh |
Listen to "Hera" |
| Herakles | HIR-uh-kleez HEE-ruh-kleez | Listen to "Herakles" |
| Hermes | HUR-meez | Listen to "Hermes" |
| Herse | HUR-see | Listen to "Herse" |
| Hippodamia | hip-po-dah-MY-uh | Listen to "Hippodamia" |
| Hippolyta | hip-POL-ih-tuh hip-POL-ih-tee | Listen to "Hippolyta" |
| Hippolytos | hip-POL-ih-tuhs | Listen to "Hippolytos" |
| Idmon | ID-mahn | Listen to "Idmon" |
| 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 | Listen to "Klytemnestra" |
| Kreon | KREE-on | Listen to "Kreon" |
| Kronos | KRO-nohs | Listen to "Kronos" |
| Labdakus | LAB-duh-kus | Listen to "Labdakus" |
| Laius | LAY-uhs LY-uhs LEE-uhs |
Listen to "Laius" |
| Leda | LEE-duh | Listen to "Leda" |
| Lethe | LEE-thee | Listen to "Lethe" |
| Leto | LEE-toh | Listen to "Leto" |
| Leukothoe | loo-KOTH-oh-ee | Listen to "Leukothoe" |
| Lykus | LY-kus | Listen to "Lykus" |
| Maenads | MEE-nads | Listen to "Maenads" |
| Manto | MAN-toh | Listen to "Manto" |
| Megara | MEG-uh-ruh | Listen to "Megara" |
| Melanthe | muh-LAN-thee | Listen to "Melanthe" |
| Menelaus | men-uh-LAY-uhs | Listen to "Menelaus" |
| Menoeceus | mee-NEE-soos | Listen to "Menoeceus" |
| Merope | MURR-uh-pee | Listen to "Merope" |
| Mnesikles | NESS-uh-kleez | Listen to "Mnesikles" |
| Mycenae | my-SEE-nee | Listen to "Mycenae" |
| Myrtilos | MUR-tih-lohs | Listen to "Myrtilos" |
| Nausidame | now-SID-uh-mee | Listen to "Nausidame" |
| Nerissa | neh-RISS-uh nee-RISS-uh |
Listen to "Nerissa" |
| Nestor | NESS-tur | Listen to "Nestor" |
| Nikippe | ny-KIP-pee | Listen to "Nikippe" |
| Nikippes | ny-KIP-peez | Listen to "Nikippes" |
| Niobe | NY-oh-bee | Listen to "Niobe" |
| Oedipus | ED-uh-pus EE-duh-pus |
Listen to "Oedipus" |
| Oinomaios | ee-no-MAY-uhs | Listen to "Oinomaios" |
| Orchomenos | or-ko-MEE-nohs | Listen to "Orchomenos" |
| Pandareus | pan-DARE-ee-uhs | Listen to "Pandareus" |
| Pandion | PAN-dee-on | Listen to "Pandion" |
| Pelops | PEE-lahps PEH-lops PLOPS |
Listen to "Pelops" |
| Pelorus | puh-LOR-uhs pee-LOR-uhs |
Listen to "Pelorus" |
| Philomela | fil-oh-MEE-luh | Listen to "Philomela" |
| Pinelopi | pin-ELL-oh-pee | Listen to "Pinelopi" |
| Pittheus | PIT-thoos | Listen to "Pittheus" |
| Polydoros | pol-ee-DOR-uhs | Listen to "Polydorus" |
| Poseidon | puh-SY-duhn | Listen to "Poseidon" |
| Prokne | PROCK-nee | Listen to "Prokne" |
| Pylos | PY-lohs | Listen to "Pylos" |
| Rhea | REE-uh | Listen to "Rhea" |
| Rhodia | RO-dee-uh | Listen to "Rhodia" |
| Sadyattes | sad-YAH-teez | Listen to "Sadyattes" |
| Soë | SO-ee | Listen to "Soë" |
| Spartoi | SPAR-toy | Listen to "Spartoi" |
| Stymphalos | stim-FAY-luhs | Listen to "Stymphalos" |
| Tantalus | TAN-tuh-luhs | Listen to "Tantalus" |
| Thebe | THEE-bee | Listen to "Thebe" |
| Thebes | THEEBZ | Listen to "Thebes" |
| Thyestes | THY-ess-teez | Listen to "Thyestes" |
| 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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