The Story of the Odyssey · Alfred John Church
PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES
Pronounce _ae_, as in _Caesar_; _ei_ as _i_ in _island_; _oe_ as ae; _y_, when accented, as _i_ in _island_; when unaccented, as _i_ in _till_. Pronounce _ch_ as _k_. _C_ and _g_ are soft (as _s_ and _j_) before _ei_, _i_, _ae_, _oe_, _eu_; otherwise, hard, as _k_; and _g_ (in _gas_). A-chil'-les. AE-gis'-thus. AE-gyp'-tus. AE'-o-lus. AE-to'-li-an. Ag-a-mem'-non. A-ge-la'-us. A'-jax. Al-cin'-o-us. A-li-ther'-ses. Am-phim'-e-don. Am-phin'-o-mus. An-tin'-o-us. A-pol'-lo. A-re'-te. A-re-thu'-sa. Ar'-te-mis. A-the'-ne. A'-treus. Bo-o'-tes. Ca-lyp'-so. Cau-co'-ni-ans. Cha-ryb'-dis. Ci'-co-nes. Cir'-ce. Cte-sip'-pus. Cy-clo'-pes. Cy'-clops. De-mod'-e-cus. Do-do'-na. Do'-li-s. Du-lich'-i-um. E-che-ne'-us. E'-lis. El-pe'-nor. E-per'-i-tus. Eu-mae'-us Eu-pei'-thes. Eu-ryb'-a-tes. Eu-ry-clei'-a. Eu-ryl'-o-dus. Eu-rym'-a-chus. Eu-ryn'-o-me. Ha'-des. He'-ra. Her'-mes. He-phaes-tus. I'-no. I'-ris. I-rus. Ith'-a-ca. Ja'-son. La-ce-dae'-mon. La-er'-tes. La'-mos. Laes'-try-gons. La-o'-da-mas. Lei-o'-des. Le-oc'-ri-tus. Me'-don. Me-lan'-thi-us. Me-ne-la'-us. Men'-tes. Men'-tor. Nau-sic'-a-a. O-gyg'-i-a. O-lym'-pus. O-ri'-on. Par-nas'-sus. Pa-tro'-clus. Pei-sis'-tra-tus. Pe-nel'-o-pe. Phae-a'-ci-aus. Pha'-ros. Phe'-mi-us. Phe'-rae. Phi-loe'-ti-us. Phoe-ni'-ci-aus. Phor'-cys. Plei'-a-des. Po-li'-des. Pol-y-phe'-mus. Po-sei'-don. Pro'-teus. Py'-los. Sa'-mos. Si-do'-ni-ans. Scyl'-la. Ta'-phi-ans. Tei-re'-si-as. Te-lem'-a-chus. Thes-pro'-ti-a. U-lys'-ses. Za-cyn'-thus. As many of the Greek gods are better known under the names given to them by the Romans, the following list is given:-- _Greek_ _Latin_ Zeus. Jupiter. Hera. Juno. (Pallas) Athene. Minerva. Aphrodite. Venus. Poseidon. Neptune. Ares. Mars. Hephaestus. Vulcan.
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