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Pronunciation Booklet PRONUNCIATION BOOKLET Word Phonetic pronunciation (mine) What Meaning (if known) Actual sea of the Mediterranean Sea between the Greek and a-gee-on Aegean (sea) Anatolian peninsula Aentides ee-an-tides Actual ancient son-in-law to Hippias Actual Ancient Greek name given to the public open space Agora ag-or-are Greek name meaning gathering place or assembly used for markets Actual ancient family line of whom Cleomenes was a Agiad ag-ee-add descendant Agrias ag-ree-us Fictional character - Alexis' father, and King of Trachis Greek name of unknown meaning Alcmaeonids al-c-me-n-id Actual ancient family from Athens, ancestors of Cleisthenes Fictional character - Princess of Thermopylae, daughter of Greek name meaning helper and defender (can be male Alexis al-ex-us Agrias & Melina or female name) Actual League in Ancient Greece consisting of 12 tribes who Amphictyonic am-f-ick-tee-on-ick lived around Thermopylae Amphissa am-f-iss-are Actual ancient city in Phocis, now known as Amfissa Greek name meaning surround Actual Ancient Greek jar or jug with two handles and a Amphora am-for-a From Greek word amphoreus meaning to bear narrow neck (singular) Actual plural of the Ancient Greek jars or jugs called Amphorae am-for-i amphora Amyntas arm-in-t-us Actual King of Macedonia Amyntas I 540-498BC Greek name meaning defender Queen of Sparta, wife of Anaxandridas, mother of Leonidas, Dorieus and Cleombrotus. Author Note: In Anassa ann-ass-are Greek name meaning queen mythology no name was ever given to Leonidas’ mother, it was said it was unknown Actual King of Sparta, Anaxandridas II, unknown Anaxandridas ann-ex-ann-dree-d-ass birthdate-c.520BC, father of Cleomenes, Dorieus, Greek name meaning son of Anaxandras Leonidas and Cleombrotus Actual ancient second moon of winter, eighth moon of Anthesterion an-the-stare-eon the year in the ancient Attic calendar. Equivalent to our February/March Antichares an-tee-car-s Actual ancient seer to the kings of Sparta Anticyra anti-sear-are Actual ancient town in Greece Aphrodite afro-die-tee Actual Greek Goddess of Love Greek name of unknown meaning Fictional character who cared for the horses while Skylar, Archippos are-hip-os Greek name meaning master of horses Leandros and Nasrin were in Naxos Ares air-ease Actual Greek God of War From Greek meaning bane/ruin Actual tyrant of the Ionian city of Miletus in the late 6th and Aristagoras air-i-stag-or-us Greek name of unknown meaning early 5th century BC Fictional character - son of Nasrin, but was also an actual A Latinised form of an old Persian proper name Arta-banu Artabanus art-a-ban-us ancient figure named Artabanus of Persia or alternately which means the glory of Arta Artabanus the Hyrcanian, who was Darius I's brother Artaphernes art-are-ferns Actual brother of King Darius of Persia Persian name possibly meaning splendid truth Meaning unknown, possibly from the Greek word artemes Artemis art-ee-muss Actual Greek Goddess of the Hunt meaning safe/artamos meaning butcher Asclepius ass-clee-pee-us Actual Greek God of Medicine and Healing Greek name of unknown meaning Actual Ancient Greek river in the region of Thermopylae. Asopos a-soap-us Author Note: There are other rivers in Greece with the same name Aspamitres as-pa-might-ees Actual eunuch who served in Xerxes' palace in Persia Aspasia ass-pass-e-are Greek name meaning welcome Fictional character - Melina's mother, wife of Ophelos Fictional character, daughter of Skylar & Alexis, Greek Ava Ay-var Greek name meaning eagle descent Actual Ancient Thracian tribe, protectors of the priests and Bessoi bess-oy priestesses Possible word meaning bound to something/agreement Bion buy-on Fictional character - fisherman from Trachis Ancient Greek name meaning life Actual third moon of summer, third moon of the year in the Boedromion bo-dro-mee-an Ancient Attic calendar. Equivalent to our September/October Boeotia be-oh-sha Actual ancient and current region of central Greece Boulis boo-less Actual ancient city on the Corinthian Gulf Brygos br-i-goss Fictional character - a soldier of Trachis Greek name of unknown meaning Calla car-la Fictional character - Alexis' horse Greek name meaning most beautiful Carthaginians car-the-gin-ee-ons Actual ancient people from Magna Graecia Casaereo sa-sar-ee-owe Fictional character - a herder In Latin, the meaning is hairy Actual name for ancient metalworkers who produced Celator sell-ate-or coins Cephissus (valley) seph-i-ss-es Actual ancient valley in Boeotia in Greece Actual name given to the full length garment worn by Chiton kite-on From the Greek word chitōn meaning tunic women of Ancient Greece Cinyps (River) sin-ups Actual ancient river in the north of Africa Borrowed from the ancient Greek kinups Actual 5th century BC nobleman and statesman of Athens, Greek name derived from the words kleos meaning glory Cleisthenes cl-i-s-th-e-knees maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon and sthenos meaning strength Word Phonetic pronunciation (mine) What Meaning (if known) Cleombrotus clee-om-bro-t-us Actual regent of Sparta 480-479BC, brother of Greek name of unknown meaning Cleomenes, Leonidas & Dorieus, son of Anaxandridas Cleomenes cleo-mean-ees Actual King of Sparta c. 520–490BC Greek name of unknown meaning Actual ancient lake in the centre of Boeotia, known now as Copais (Lake) cope-ee-us YEP I SPELT IT WRONG IN THE BOOK - DID YOU NOTICE?! Kopaida Coresus cor-ee-sus Actual ancient harbour city in Ephesus (Persia) Actual Ancient Greek city near the Isthmus, in the north of Corinth cor-in-th the Peloponnese Actual name given to the Ancient Greek armour chest piece - Cuirass k-were-as From the Greek word keriein meaning to cut normally made of bronze or leather Cyclades sigh-cl-are-dees Actual ancient cluster of islands Persian name Dārayavahush, elements dâraya "to possess" d-are-ee-us Actual King of Persia, Darius I - 550-486BC Darius and vahu "good" Delphi dell-fee Actual ancient town in Greece, famous for its Oracle Delphinium dell-fin-ee-um Flowers and also an actual ancient town of Chios in Greece From the Greek word delphis meaning dolphin Democedes demo-seeds Actual ancient Greek healer enslaved by Darius Greek name Fictional character in my series, but there was an ancient Demosthenes dee-most-heen-s Athenian general in the 5th century and Athenian orator of Greek name meaning vigour of the people the 4th century with the same name Dianthe Die-ann-thee Fictional character, Zita's mother, Skylar's grandmother Greek name meaning flower of the gods Diplos dip-low-s Actual multi waterfall (one of seven) in ancient Edessa Actual prince of Sparta, brother of Cleomenes, Leonidas & Dorieus door-ee-us Cleombrotus, son of Anaxandridas Greek name meaning gift or of the Dorian tribe, from Doris Dyras die-rus The name of a number of rivers in Greece Ekphora ek-for-are Actual name given to a funeral procession in Greece Eos ee-oss Actual Greek Goddess of the Dawn Greek name meaning dawn Actual ancient name given to the new recruits of Greek Ephebes a-fee-b-s armies Ephesus eff-a-sus Actual ancient port-town in modern day Turkey Epirote/s e-pie-r-ut-s Actual Ancient Greek tribe from the region of Epirus Epirus e-pie-r-us Actual Ancient Greek region in northern Greece From the Greek word epeiros meaning mainland Eretria air-ee tree-are Actual ancient city on the island of Euboea Eretrians air-ee-tree-ans Actual ancient people from Eretria in Euboea Eris air-iss Actual Greek Goddess of Discord, daughter of Nyx Eryx air-ex Actual ancient town of Magna Graecia Euboea you-bee-are Actual second largest Greek island Actual name given to the people who live on the island of Euboean/s you-bee-ans Euboea Eumelia you-meel-ee-are Fictional character, daughter of Thaddeus and Hesper Deived from the Greek eumeleia meaning saint Actual river in Laconia, one of the major rivers of the Eurotas you-row-t-as Peloponnese Actual ancient man who had travelled with Dorieus to Euryleon you-ree-lee-on Greek name Magna Graecia Actual ancient family whose descendents co-ruled Sparta at Eurypontid you-ree-pon-tid the same time as Cleomenes Evritos (River) every-toss Actual ancient river near Sparta Fibula fib-you-lar Actual name given to the Ancient Greek brooch or clasp, Word possibly means to fasten which were made from bone, wood or metal (singular) Actual first moon of winter, seventh moon of the year in the Gamelion gam-ee-lion Ancient Attic calendar. Equivalent to our January/February Gnosidicus no-sid-ee-cuss Actual Ancient Greek descendent of Asclepius Greek name of unknown meaning Greek name meaning dreadful, terrible, very ugly, like a Gorgo gore-go Actual ancient daughter of Cleomenes, king of Sparta gorgon Gytheion gith-ee-on Actual ancient Harbour on the Laconian Gulf Hades hay-dees Actual Greek God of the Underworld Greek name meaning unseen Fictional character from Trachis sent with Democedes to Hektor heck-tore Greek name meaning defend, hold fast Sparta Helios hell-ee-us Actual Greek God of the Sun Greek name meaning sun Helots heel-ots Actual name given to the ancient slaves of the Spartans Greek name meaning captives Hera hair-are Actual Greek Queen of the Gods & Childbirth Greek name meaning queen Actual Ancient Greek Hero, known as Hercules to the Heracles hair-a-cl-ease Greek name meaning in Hera's service Romans Actual ancient town in Argolis in the Peloponnese, now Hermione her-my-owe-knee Greek name meaning messenger, earthly known as Ermioni Hesper hess-per Fictional character - Alexis’ best friend, wife of Thaddeus Greek name meaning evening or evening star
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