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by Lisa007

11/30/2004, 11:40 AM

Can you please tell me the correct pronunciation of these names?

Tisiphone
Alecto - I'm guessing this one is a-LEK-toh?
Megaera

Thanks in advance!

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This message was edited 11/30/2004, 11:41 AM

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- Dayna (pbm76) +3

11/30/2004, 8:17 PM

How I would pronounce them:

Tisiphone - Tee-see-FO-nee
Alekto - Ah-lek-TO
Megaera - This one, the spelling seems a little weird to me, but going with the spelling provided, it'd be Meh-gah-EH-rah

Can't guarantee these are correct, as I have not completed my time machine in order to go back in find out (spilled coffee on the control panel again. Must rebuild from scratch). Still, a modern Greek pronounciation is better than the alternative.

- Pavlos (guest) +2

12/1/2004, 2:52 AM

I agree with Dayna on Tisiphone and Alecto.
However, Megaera is pronounce MEH-yeh-rah :)

- Merrinnye (guest)

12/1/2004, 4:23 PM

That's a modern pronounciation for Megaera, surely?

The classical English pronounciation would be meh-guy-ra (meg-ira).

Interesting to know the modern Greek pronounciation though.

- Caprice

12/1/2004, 5:43 AM

Awww...I was totally wrong! :(

- Caprice

11/30/2004, 12:39 PM

I would guess:

Te-SEE-foh-nee
A-LEK-toh
me-GUY-rah

Pavlos? Anyone?

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