Gods and Heroes

PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES

KEY TO DIACRITICAL MARKS

ā as in fāte

à as in senàte

ă as in făt

ä as in ärm

a̤ as in a̤ll

ȧ as in ȧsk

ē as in mēte

è as in èvent

ĕ as in mĕt

ẽ as in hẽr

ī as in īce

ì as in ìdea

ĭ as in ĭt

ĩ as in sĩr

ō as in ōld

ò as in òbey

ŏ as in nŏt

ô as in nôr

ū as in ūse

ù as in ùnite

ŭ as in ŭp

ụ as in pụll

y = i

c as in call

ç as in çity

c̵ as in sc̵hool

g as in go

ġ as in caġe

ṉ as in iṉk

ph as in phantom

æ and œ = e

eu = ū

s̝ as in his̝

All other unmarked consonants have their usual English sounds. Silent letters are italicized.

Vowels when obscured and turned toward the neutral sound are marked thus, a̯, e̯, etc.

In the terminations as, on, and some others, words familiar in English have the vowels marked obscure; less familiar words have the vowels marked short: Ænea̯s, Amyclăs; Jaso̯n, Typhŏn, etc.

The termination eus from Greek nouns of the third declension in ευς is treated as one syllable, though its resolution into two syllables is admissible on good authority: Brī´a̯rēūs or Brìā´rè ŭs, Or´phēūs or Or´phè ŭs, etc.

Ăb sỹr´tŭs

Ă c̵h´è rŏn

Ȧ c̵hĭl´lēs̝

Ȧ crĭs´ĭ ŭs

Ăc tǣ´ŏn

Ăd mē´tŭs

Ȧ dō´nĭs

Ǣ´a̯

Ǣ´a̯ cŭs

Æ̀ ē´tēs̝

Æ̀ ġē´a̯n

Æ̀ ġē´ŭs

Æ̀ nē´a̯s

Æ̀ nē´ĭd

Æ̆s cù lā´pĭ ŭs

Ǣ´so̯n

Ǣ thĭ ō´pĭ a̯

Ǣ´thra̯

Æ̆t´na̯

Æ̀ tō´lĭ a̯

Ăf´rĭ ca̯

Ăg a̯ mĕm´no̯n

Ā´jăx

Ăl çǣ´ŭs

Ăl çĕs´tĭs

Ălc mē´na̯

Ăl çȳ´ò nè

Ăl phē´ŭs

Ăl thǣ´a̯

Ȧ mā´sĭs

Ăm´mo̯n

Ăm phī´o̯n

Ăm phĭ trī´tè

Ăm phĭt´ry̆ ŏn

Ăm´y̆ clăs

Ăn drŏm´è da̯

Ȧ nĕm´ò nè

Ăn tǣ´ŭs

Ăph rò dī´tè

Ȧ pŏl´lò

Ȧ răc̵h´nè

Är cā´dĭ a̯

Är´gò

Är´gò lĭs

Är´gò na̤uts

Är´gŏs

À rĭ ăd´nè

Ăs cū´la̯ phŭs

Ā´sĭ a̯

(sh)

Ăs tĕr´ò pè

Ăt a̯ lăn´ta̯

Ā´tè

Ăth´a̯ măs

Ȧ thē´næ̀

Ȧ thē´nè

Ăt´la̯s

Ăt´tĭ ca̯

A̤u´ġè ăs

A̤u´lĭs

A̤u rō´ra̯

A̤u tŏl´y̆ cŭs

Băc c̵hŭs

Ba̤u´bò

Brī´a̯ reus

Bù sī´rĭs

Cā´cŭs

Căd´mŭs cȧ dū cè ŭs

(sh)

Căl lī´ò pè

Căl´y̆ dŏn

Căp pa̯ dō´cĭ a̯

(sh)

Căs tā´lĭ a̯

Căs´to̯r

Ca̤u cā´sia̯n

(sh)

Ca̤u´ca̯ sŭs

Cà y̆s´tẽr

Çè lǣ´nò

Çē´pheus

Çẽr´bè rŭs

Çẽr´çy̆ ŏn

Çē´rēs̝

çĕs´tŭs

Çē´y̆x

C̵hā´rŏn

C̵hȧ ry̆b´dĭs

C̵hè lō´nè

C̵hī´a̯n

C̵hī´ŏs

C̵hī´rŏn

C̵hrỳ sā´ôr

Çì thǣ´rŏn

Cly̆m´è nè

Clȳ´tiè or Cly̆t´ĭ è

Cò cȳ´tŭs

Çœ̄´lŭm

Çœ̄´lŭs

Çŏl´c̵hĭs

Cŏr´ĭnth

Crē´ŏn

Crēte

Crē´theus

Crè ū´sa̯

Cū´pĭd

Çȳ´a̯ nè

Çȳ clō´pēs̝

Çȳ´clŏps

Çy̆n´thĭ a̯

Çy̆n´thĭ ŭs

Çy̆n´thŭs

Çy̆p a̯ rĭs´sŭs

Çȳ´prŭs

Dæ̆d´a̯ lŭs

Dăn´a̯ è

Dȧ nā´ĭ dēs̝

Dăn´a̯ ŭs

Dăph´nè

Där da̯ nĕlles̝

Dē ia̯ nī´ra̯

(y)

Dē´lŏs

Dĕl´phī

Dè mē´tẽr

Deu cā´lĭ o̯n

Dì ā´na̯ or Dì ăn´a̯

Dĭc´ty̆s

Dī´ò mĕd

Dī ò mē´dēs̝

Ĕc̵h´ò

Ē´gy̆pt

È lĕc´tra̯

È lĕc´try̆ ŏn

Ē´lĭs

È ly̆s̝´ĭ a̯n

È ly̆s̝´ĭ ŭm

Ĕn dy̆m´ĭ o̯n

Ĕn´na̯

Ĕp´a̯ phŭs

Ĕp ĭ mē´theus

Ẽr ġī´nŭs

È rĭn´y̆ ēs̝

Ĕr y̆ măn´thŭs

Eu mĕn´ĭ dēs̝

Eu mŏl´pŭs

Eu´ro̯pe

Eu ry̆d´ĭ çè

Eu ry̆s´theus

Eu´ry̆ tŭs

Eux´ĭne

È vē´nŭs

Gā´dēs̝

Găn´y̆ mēde

Gĕr´y̆ ŏn

Gĭ bra̤l´ta̯r

Gôr´go̯n

Grā´ia̯

(y)

Grā´iæ̀

(y)

Hā´dēs̝

Här´py̆

Hē´bè

Hĕc´à tè or Hĕc´àte

Hĕc´to̯r

Hĕc´ù ba̯

Hĕl´ĕn

Hĕl´ĭ co̯n

Hĕl´lè

Hĕl´lĕs pŏnt

Hẽr´cù lēs̝

Hĕs pĕr´ĭ dēs̝

Hĭp´pò crēne

Hĭp pŏl´y̆ta̯

Hō´mẽr

Hȳ a̯ çĭn´thŭs

Hȳ´dra̯

Hy̆r´ĭ eus

Ĭc´a̯ rŭs

Ī´da̯

Ī´nò

Ī´ò la̯s

Ìŏl´cŏs

Ī´ò lè

Ĭph´ĭ clēs̝

Ī´rĭs

Ĭt´a̯ ly̆

Ĭth´a̯ ca̯

Ĭx ī´o̯n

Jā´so̯n

Jū´nò

Jū´pĭ tẽr

Lăb´y̆ rĭnth

Lăç è dǣ´mo̯n

Lȧ rĭs´sa̯

Lăt´mŏs

Lȧ tō´na̯

Lĕm nŏs

Lĕm´ù rēs̝

Lẽr´na̯

Lē´thè

Leu cŏth´ò è

Lĭb´y̆ a̯

Lī´c̵hăs

Lī´nŭs

Lū´na̯

Ly̆d´ĭ a̯

Mā´ia̯

(y)

Măr´a̯ tho̯n

Mär´mò ra̯

Märs̝

Mär´sy̆ ăs

Ma̤u rĭ tā´nĭ a̯

Mè dē´a̯

Mĕd ĭ tĕr rā´nè a̯n

Mē´dŭs

Mè dū´sa̯

Mĕl ē´a̯ ġẽr

Mĕl ĭ bœ̄´a̯

Mĕm´nŏn

Mĕn è lā´ŭs

Mẽr´cù ry̆

Mĕr´ò pè

Mī´dăs

Mĭn ẽr´va̯

Mī´nŏs

Mĭn´ò ta̤ur

Mò rŏc´cò

Mỳ çē´næ̀

När çĭs´sŭs

Năx´ŏs

Nē´mè a̯

Nĕm´è sĭs

Nĕph´è lè

Nĕp´tūne

Nē´rè ĭd

Nē´reus

Nĕs´sŭs

Nì çĭp´pè

Ni´ò bè

Ò çè ăn´ĭ dēs̝

Ò çē´a̯ nŭs

Œ̅´neus

Œ̆n´ò è

Œ̀ nō´nè

Œ̀ nō´pĭ ŏn

Œ̅´ta̯

Ò ly̆m´pŭs

Ŏm´pha̯ lè

Ôr´c̵ha̯ mŭs

Ò rī´o̯n

Ôr´pheus

Ŏv´ĭd

Păc tō´lŭs

Păl lā´dĭ ŭm

Păn

Păn dō´ra̯

Păr´ĭs

Pär năs´sŭs

Pē´leus

Pē´lĭ ăs

Pẽr´gŭs

Pẽr´seus pĕt´ a̯ sŭs

Phā´è tho̯n

Phē´ræ̀

Phē´rēs̝

Phĭl ŏc tē´tēs̝

Phī´neus

Phlĕġ´è thŏn

Phœ̄´bè

Phœ̄´bŭs

Phō´lŭs

Phry̆ġ´ĭa̯

Phry̆x´ŭs

Plà tǣ´a̯

Plē´ia̯ dēs̝

(y)

Plū´tò

Pō

Pŏl´lŭx

Pò ly̆c´rȧ tēs̝

Pŏl y̆ dĕc´tēs̝

Prī´a̯m

Prò crŭs´tēs̝

Prò mē´theus

Prŏs´er pĭne

Prō´teus

Psȳ´c̵hè

Pȳ´lŏs

Py̆r´è nēēs

Py̆r´rha̯

Pȳ´thŏn

Rhăd a̯ măn´thŭs

Rhē´a̯

Rhē´sŭs

Rŏm´ù lŭs

Sā´bra̯

Sa̯ hä´ra̯

Săl´a̯ mĭs

Sā´mŏs

Sär pē´do̯n

Săt´ŭrn

Scī´rŏn

Scy̆l´la̯

Scȳ´rŏs

Sè rī´phŭs

Sì lē´nŭs

Sī´rĕn

Sĭs´y̆ phŭs

Spāin

Spär´ta̯

Sthĕn´è lŭs

Sty̆m phā´lŭs

Sty̆x

Sȳ´rĭnx

Tæ̆n´a̯ rŭs tȧ lā´rĭ a̯

Tăn´ta̯ lŭs

Tär´ta̯ rŭs

Tày̆ġ´è ta̯

Tĕr´ra̯

Tē´thy̆s

Teu´çẽr

Thēbes̝

Thē´mĭs

Thĕs´pĭ ŭs

Thĕs´sa̯ ly̆

Thē´tĭs

Tī´phy̆s

Tī´ta̯n

Tĭ thō´nŭs

Tĭt´y̆ ŭs

Tra̯ c̵hĭn´ĭ a̯

Trœ̀ zē´nè

Ty̆n´da̯ rŭs

Tȳ´phŏn

Ù ly̆s´sēs̝

Vē´nŭs

Vĕs´ta̯

Vir´gĭl

Vŭl´ca̯n

Zĕph´y̆ rŭs

Zō´dĭ ăc