Pronunciation Guide for Names and Places in The Odyssey

Ithaca Ith-a-ca Theoclymenus Thee-ock-lih-men-us Ogygia O-gig-e-ah Piraeus Pir-ah-us Odysseus O-dis-e-us Autolycus Au-toll-ih-cuss Telemachus Teh-lem-a-cuss Ctesippus The-sip-puss Penelope Pen-el-o-pee Eurytion U-rye-shun Athena Ah-thee-nah Leodes Lee-oh-dees Poseidon Po-sigh-uh-den Messene Meh-seen-ee Zeus Zoose Dolius Dah-lee-us Antinous An-tin-us Eupithes U-pih-these Eurymachus U-rim-a-cuss Melanthius Meh-lan-thee-us Amphinomus Am-fin-o-muss Melantho Meh-lan-tho Eumaeus U-may-us Calypso Cah-lip-so Eurycleia U-rick-lee-uh Polyphemus Poh-liff-e-muss Hermes Her-mees Circe Sirse Scheria Scare-e-uh Cicones Kih-ko-knees Phaeacians Faye-e-shuns Laertes Lay-er-tease Sirens Sigh-rens Tiresias Tye-ree-see-us Hades Hey-dees Nestor Ness-tor Scylla Skill-uh Menelaus Men-e-lay-uss Charybdis Chuh-rib-dis Helen Hell-inn Phemius Fem-e-us Agamemnon Ag-ah-mem-non Demodicus Dem-o-di-cuss Nausicaa Naw-sick-ah Halitherses Hal-li-ther-seas Alcinous Al-sin-uss Pisistratus Pie-sis-trat-us Arete Air-e-tea Iphthime If-thigh-mee Ares Air-ease Aphrodite Af-ro-die-tea Hephaestus Hef-a-stus Laodamas Lay-oh-dah-mahs Aeolus Ay-oh-luss Aeolia Ay-o-leah Laestrygonians Lay-strih-go-knee-ans Antiphates An-tiff-ah-tease Anticleia An-tick-leah Thrinacia Thrin-a-cee-ah Cimmerians Chi-mare-e-ans Neoptolemus Knee-op-toll-e-muss Heralces Hair-ah-clease Minos Min-ose Sisyphus Sigh-siff-uss Tantalus Tan-tal-uss Eurylochus U-rill-o-cuss Aeaea Ay-ay-uh Elpenor Elp-e-nor