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What's the pronounciation of Athene
Is Athene pronounced ah-THEE-nee or ah-THEEN?
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I know an Athene, and she pronounces it as Athena would be pronounced.In Ancient Greek it would be pronounced (roughly) "ah-THEH-nay" (though the middle syllable would probably be closer to an aspirated "t" sound), whereas in Modern it would be pronounced "ah-THEE-nee."
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I've heard it pronounced ah-THAY-nay, with an accent on the first e.
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