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I was wondering if anyone could please let me know how to pronounce these names. They are greek muses. If you could help me pronounce anyone one of these names, it would be a great help. Thanks in advance!
Erato
Aoide
Euterpe
Melete
Melpomene
Mneme
Ourania
Polyhymnia
Terpsichore
Thalia
Erato
Aoide
Euterpe
Melete
Melpomene
Mneme
Ourania
Polyhymnia
Terpsichore
Thalia
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Please tell me your are going to use these names for a pet and not for a child!
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I can only give you the modern Greek pronounciations, as no one really knows how they were originally pronounced... But I'd say these are a fair assumption:
Erato -> Eh-rah-TO
Aoide -> (This one had me boggled. I'm just going to go by the letters that I see and imagine this is how it's spelt in Greek) Ah-EE-thee (thee as in 'I give to thee')
Euterpe -> Ef-TER-pi
Melete -> Meh-LEH-ti
Melpomene -> Mel-po-MEH-ni
Mneme -> MNI-mi (the first m is not silent)
Ourania -> Ou-rah-NI-ah
Polyhymnia -> Po-lee-heem-NI-ah
Terpsichore -> Ter-psi-HO-ri
Thalia -> THA-li-ah
Erato -> Eh-rah-TO
Aoide -> (This one had me boggled. I'm just going to go by the letters that I see and imagine this is how it's spelt in Greek) Ah-EE-thee (thee as in 'I give to thee')
Euterpe -> Ef-TER-pi
Melete -> Meh-LEH-ti
Melpomene -> Mel-po-MEH-ni
Mneme -> MNI-mi (the first m is not silent)
Ourania -> Ou-rah-NI-ah
Polyhymnia -> Po-lee-heem-NI-ah
Terpsichore -> Ter-psi-HO-ri
Thalia -> THA-li-ah
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