Pronunciation Guide
Since Greek myth has the weirdest names and the most difficult pronunciations for them, I've created this page for beginners who need help with saying everything!
Words in Lesson 1
Words in Lesson 1
- Hesiod: he-see-id
- Theogony: thee-o-go-ny
- Erebus: e-ra-bis
- Nyx: niks
- Aether: ee-ther
- Hemera: he-me-raa
- Gaia: gaa-yaa
- Ouranos: ooo-raaa-nos
- Ourea: ooo-reee-a
- Pontus: pon-tas
- Tartarus: tar-ta-rus
- Eros: ee-ros
- Kronos: crow-nos
- Rhea: ree-a
- Hades: hay-deez
- Zeus: zoos or zee-use
- Poseidon: po-sigh-don
- Hera: hair-a
- Demeter: de-meee-ta
- Hestia: hes-tee-a
- Apollo: a-po-llo
- Artemis: ar-ti-mis
- Athena: a-thee-na
- Hermes: her-meez
- Ares: air-reez
- Aphrodite: afro-die-tea
- Hephaestus: he-fes-tus
- Dionysus: dio-nice-us
Words in Lesson 2
- Elysium: ee-lee-see-um
- Persephone: per-se-fo-neee
- Erinyes: e-rin-eeeees
- Charon: care-on
- Cerberus: sir-burr-us
- Minos: my-nos
- Styx: sticks
- Lethe: lee-thee
- Acheron: ack-er-ron
- Phlegethon: fle-ge-thon
- Cocytus: co-ky-tus
- Orpheus: or-fee-us
- Alecto: a-lec-toe
- Magaera: me-gee-ra
- Tisiphone: ti-si-fo-nee
Words in Lesson 3
- Perseus: per-see-us
- Danaë: da-na-ee
- Polydectes: polly-dec-tees
- Gorgon: gor-gone
- Medusa: me-du-saa
- Hesperides: hes-perri-deez
- Graeae: gray-ee
- Andromeda: an-dro-me-da
- Cetus: kee-tus
- Aeson: eee-son
- Iolcos: eee-ol-cus
- Pelias: pee-lee-as
- Alcimede: al-sea-mead
- Chiron: kai-ron
- Colchis: col-kiss
- Aeetes: e-eee-tees
- Medea: mee-dea
- Corinth: co-rinth
- Helios: hee-li-os
- Theseus: thee-sea-is
- Aethra: eeeth-raa
- Pasiphaë: pa-si-faa-eee
- Minotaur: min-o-tore
- Ariadne: ah-ree-ad-knee
- Stheno: sss-theee-know
- Euryale: you-rye-a-lee
- Amphitrite: am-fit-try-tee
- Daedalus: dee-da-lus
- Cyclops: sigh-clops
- Cyclopes: sigh-clo-pees
- Polyphemus: polly-femus
Words in Lesson 4:
- Achilles: a-kill-eez
- Asclepius: as-clee-pee-us
- Satyrs: say-ters
- Silenus: sigh-lee-nus
- Pan: pan (like a frying pan)
- Titanomachy: titan-o-mack-ee
- Hecate: he-ka-tee
- Eris: air-is
- Nemesis: ne-me-sis
- Morpheus: more-fee-us
- Oceanus: o-sea-a-nus
- Hyperion: high-pee-rion
- Coeus: coy-us
- Crius: kree-us
- Iapteus: ee-ap-tee-us
- Mnemosyne: ne-mo-sin-ee
- Tethys: teeth-us
- Theia: thee-ah
- Phoebe: fee-bee
- Themis: thee-miss
- Homer: home-er
- Ovid: o-vid
- Virgil: vir-jill
- Aeneas: eee-knee-as