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[Facts] Re: Pronunciation of Nikias
That's an anglicized pronunciation with the "eye" sound, not remotely Greek (Nike is Greek, not Latin). The accent is on the second syllable: Νικίας. I'd thus pronounce it Nee-KEE-as, though in English I generally hear NIK-ee-as.
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Pronunciation of Nikias  ·  juma  ·  9/4/2006, 1:45 PM
Re: Pronunciation of Nikias  ·  Claire  ·  9/13/2006, 3:39 PM
Re: Pronunciation of Nikias  ·  Asherah  ·  9/4/2006, 2:09 PM
Re: Pronunciation of Nikias  ·  Cass  ·  9/4/2006, 4:06 PM