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Re: Athena

by Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

2/13/2010, 3:40 PM

Athene ("ah-THEE-nee") is the name of the Greek goddess, Latinised as Athena.

I dislike it. I find it a bit tacky, like Zeus or Apollo.

- Hecate +2

2/13/2010, 7:12 PM

The name of the goddess is Athena (pr. an-thee-NA). I've never heard of 'Athene' before...

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth) +1

2/14/2010, 7:53 AM

Athena is pronounced "ah-THEE-nah".

Like I said, Athena is the Latinised form of Athene.

- Hecate

2/15/2010, 12:04 PM

I'm Greek, I live in Greece, I know how to pronounce the name :)
Ah-thee-NAH = goddess, Ah-THEE-nah = city

Athena is the Latinised form of nothing... I googled Athene and found out that it was the doric greek form of Athena

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