Pronunciation Guide

Acheloüs         ASH-EH-LOOS

Actaeon           ACT-EE-ON

Agave              AH-GAHV-AY

Agenor                        AH-GAY-NOOR

Aphrodite        AF-RO-DIGH-TEE

Apollo             AH-POLL-OH

Arabia             A-RABE-EE-AH

Asia                 AH-SEE-AH

Asopus            AH-SO-PUS

Autonoë          OUT-OH-NO-AY

Axios               AX-EE-OS

Bacchae           BOCK-KIGH

bacchant          BACK-KAHNT

Bacchante(s)   BACK-KAHN-TAYS

Bacchus           BACK-KOS

Bactria(n)        BACK-TREE-AH

Bromius           BRO-MEE-US

bryony             BRYE-UH-NEE

Cadmus           KAD-MUS

chevelure         SHE-VEH-LOOR

Cithaeron        KI-THIGH-RON

Corybantes      KOOR-EE-BAN-TAYS

Corycia            KO-RICK-EE-AH

Curetes            KOO-RAY-TAYS

Cyprus             SIGH-PRUS

Delphi             DELL-FIGH

Demeter          DE-MEET-ER

Dionysos         DIGH-OH-NIGH-SOS

Dirce               DEER-KAY

dithyramb        DITH-EE-RAM

Dithyrambus   DITH-UH-RAM-BUSS

Echion             ECK-EE-ON

Erythrae          EH-RITH-RIGH

Evohé              EV-OHHAY

Evvius             EHV-VEE-US

Hellas              HELL-LAHS

Hera                HEH-RA

Hysiae             HISS-EE-IGH

Iacchos            EE-ACK-OS

Ino                   EE-NO

Ismenus           IS-MAY-NUS

libation(s)        LIGH-BAY-SHUN(S)

Libya(n)          LIB-EE-A(N)

littoral              LIT-OR-AL

lowing             LO-ING

Lydia               LID-EE-AH

Maenad           MEE-NAD

mantic             MAN-TICK

Media              MEE-DEE-AH

Nysa                NEE-SAH

Olympus          O-LIM-PUS

Orpheus           OR-FEE-US

Paphos             PAFF-OS

Pentheus          PEN-THEE-US

Persia               PER-ZHA

Phrygia(n)       FRIGG-EE-A(N)

Pieria               PEE-EH-REE-UH

prophecy (-ies) PROF-EH-SEE(S)

prophesy          PROF-EH-SIGH

revels               REH-VELS

Rhea                REE-AH

Sardis              SAR-DISS

Satyrs              SAY-TORS

Semele             SEM-UH-LEE

Sidon               SEE-DON

Teiresias          TYE-REE-SEE-US

Thebes             THEEBS

thyrsus             THEER-SUS

Tmolus          TMO-LUS

writhing           RYE-THING

Zeus                ZOOS

 

 

 

 

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