Message: "How do you pronounce Melpomene?"

[Facts] How do you pronounce Melpomene?

by lawruh

12/5/2006, 10:19 PM

I'm just curious. It's the name of one of the nine Muses.

Edit: Also, how do you pronounce Mneme & Mnemosyne?

Thanks so much in advance!

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This message was edited 12/5/2006, 10:23 PM

- Pavlos +1

12/6/2006, 4:14 AM

Here is how they are pronounced in Greece:

Melpomene = Mel-po-MEN-ee

Mneme = mNEE-mee
Mnemosyne = mNEE-mo-see-nee

- Pavlos

12/6/2006, 4:15 AM

Correction

Mnemosyne = mnee-mo-SEE-nee

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