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Pronouncing Greek Gods and Goddesses Names in (Modern) Greek | a.k.a How Greeks Call the Ancient Gods
Zeus, Aphrodite, Poseidon. The names of the members of the ancient Greek pantheon are known to the English-speaking world. But, it goes without saying, that these names are pronounced differently in (modern) Greek. Here is how Greeks call the Greek gods and goddesses we know from our favorite myths.
Pronouncing Greek Gods/Goddesses Names in Greek:
- ฮฮฏฮฑฯ (Zeus)
- ฮฯฮฑ (Hera)
- ฮ ฮฟฯฮตฮนฮดฯฮฝฮฑฯ (Poseidon)
- ฮฮธฮทฮฝฮฌ (Athena)
- ฮฯฯฮฟฮดฮฏฯฮท (Aphrodite)
- ฮฯฮทฯ (Ares)
- ฮฯฮฑฮนฯฯฮฟฯ (Hephaestus)
- ฮฮนฯฮฝฯ ฯฮฟฯ (Dionysus)
- ฮฯฯฮฏฮฑ (Hestia)
- ฮฯฯฮปฮปฯฮฝ(ฮฑฯ) (Apollo)
- ฮฯฯฮตฮผฮนฯ (Artemis)
- ฮฯฮผฮฎฯ (Hermes)
- ฮฮฎฮผฮทฯฯฮฑ (Demeter)
- ฮ ฮตฯฯฮตฯฯฮฝฮท (Persephone)
Whoโs your favorite character from ancient Greek mythology?
Marialena Perpiraki is a journalist and writer from Athens, Greece. In 2020, she founded Helinika as a cross-media platform.
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2 responses to “Pronouncing Greek Gods and Goddesses Names in (Modern) Greek | a.k.a How Greeks Call the Ancient Gods”
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[…] as the ancient Greek god of the sea and waters, Poseidon (ฮ ฮฟฯฮตฮนฮดฯฮฝฮฑฯ in Greek) is one of the most popular Olympians. His Roman equivalent is Neptune and you might have seen […]
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[…] as the ancient Greek god of the sea and waters, Poseidon (ฮ ฮฟฯฮตฮนฮดฯฮฝฮฑฯ in Greek) is one of the most popular Olympians. His Roman equivalent is Neptune and you might have seen […]
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