PRONUNCIATION BOOKLET Word Phonetic pronunciation (mine) What Meaning (if known) Actual sacred space or enclosure attached to a temple of ab-are-ton Abaton Asclepius where those wanting to be cured slept Actual sea of the Mediterranean Sea between the Greek and a-gee-on Aegean (sea) Anatolian peninsula Aether ee-th-er Actual primordial deity, the personification of the upper sky, son of Erebus and Nyx. Known as light or brightness Actual Ancient Greek name given to the public open space Agora ag-or-are Greek name meaning gathering place or assembly used for markets Agrias ag-ree-us Fictional character - Alexis' father, and King of Trachis Greek name of unknown meaning Aigai ay-gay Actual ancient city of Macedonia, now called Vergina Greek name meaning place of goats Actual primordial deity, the personification of death-mist, Akhlys ack-liss Greek name meaning mist, darkness misery and sadness. Daughter of Nyx 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 ancient town of Opuntian Locris - a narrow section on Alpeni al-pee-knee the eastern coast of central Greece from the Pass of Thermopylae to the river Cephissus Amphictyon am-f-ick-tee-on Actual king of Thermopylae in Greek mythology Actual League in Ancient Greece consisting of 12 tribes who Amphictyonic am-f-ick-tee-on-ick lived around Thermopylae Actual ancient symbol of good luck for brides and grooms in Amphithales am-fit-ales Possible word meaning on both sides and thriving, blooming Greece 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) Amphorae am-for-i Actual plural of the Ancient Greek jars or jugs called amphora Amyntas arm-in-t-us Actual King of Macedonia Amyntas I 540-498BC Greek name meaning defender Actual primordial deity, the personification of quick, painful Anaplekte anna-pl-eck-tay death Andia ann-dee-ar Actual daughter of Nebuchadnezzar IV, king of Babylon Persian name meaning hope, wish Fictional character - Molossian tribesman, father of Basileios, Andreas on-dray-us Greek name meaning man/warrior Melanthios, Cleon, Xylon and Marcario Anthela Actual ancient temple in the region of Thermopylae Anticyra anti-sear-are Actual ancient town in Greece Greek name meaning comparable to his father or worthy of Antigonos an-tee-go-nus Fictional character - former Epirote tribesman living in Trachis his father, also known to mean Apate deceit Aphrodite afro-die-tee Actual Greek Goddess of Love Greek name of unknown meaning Apidanus app-ee-darn-us Actual river in Thessaly in northern Greece Apollo a-poll-owe Actual Greek God of Music & Poetry Greek name of unknown meaning Fictional character - best friend and husband of Nasrin in Arakha ah-rock-are Babylon, but was also an ancient figure in 520s BC who proclaimed himself Nebuchadnezzar IV, king of Babylon Ares air-ease Actual Greek God of War From Greek meaning bane/ruin Actual small island now called Giresun Island on the Aretias air-et-ee-us southeastern coast of the Black Sea Ancient name means island of Ares Actual heroic men who joined Jason on his quest to retrieve Argonauts are-go-noughts the Golden Fleece from Colchis Fictional character - son of Nasrin, but was also an actual Artabanus art-a-ban-us Persian name ancient figure named Artabanus of Persia or alternately Artabanus the Hyrcanian, who was Darius I's brother 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 Asopos a-soap-us Thermopylae. 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 Athena a-the-na Actual Greek Goddess of Wisdom Greek name of unknown meaning Actual wife of Darius the Great of Persia, daugher of Ancient Greek name meaning well trickling, well Atossa a-toss-are Cyrus, mother of Xerxes, Achaemenes, Masistes and granting. Persian name meaning skilled or learned Hystaspes. She lived from 550BC to 475BC Ava Ay-var Persian name meaning a voice/sound Fictional character - daughter of Nasrin, of Persian descent Fictional character, daughter of Skylar & Alexis, Greek Ava Ay-var Greek name meaning eagle descent Fictional character - Alexis' betrothed, eldest son of Andreas, Basileios bass-ill-ee-us brother of Melanthios, Cleon, Xylon and Marcario, of the Greek name meaning royal/kingly Molossian tribe of Epirus Persian name meaning honorable, distinguished, reputable, BehnAm ben-ohm Fictional character, best friend of Nasrin in Babylon acclaimed, someone with an honourable name Actual Babylonian princess, daughter of Nabonidus, the last Bel-shalti-nanna bell-shall-tee-nanna Babylonian king. She served as a high priestess in Ur and was called the priestess of Sin (the Babylonian god of the moon) Actual ancient eldest son of Nabonidus, the last king of the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning Belshazzar bell-sh-as-are Neo-Babylonian empire BEL protect the king Actual Ancient Thracian tribe, protectors of the priests and Bessoi bess-oy priestesses Possible word meaning bound to something/agreement 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 Boeotian/s be-oh-sh-ens Actual people of the area of Boeotia in central Greece Borsippa bore-sip-are Actual ancient town in Babylon, modern Birs/Birs Nimrud A Sumerian name meanin the horn or sword of the sea 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 Cambyses the second Canace can-ace Fictional character - a Ker and Zita’s cousin Greek name meaning the daughter/born of the wind Carmania car-main-ee-are Actual ancient province of the Persian empire Actual name for ancient metalworkers who produced Celator/s sell-ate-or coins Cephissus seph-i-ss-es Actual ancient river in Boeotia in Greece Actual peninusla of central Greece, in Macedonia, modern Chalcidice cal-sid-i-see name is Khalkidiki Actual ancient and modern town (Chalkida) on the island of Chalcis c-all-sis Euboea in the Malian Gulf Actual ancient country and people, absorbed into Babylonia Chaldean ch-all-dee-on in the mid-6th century BC Mythological operator of the ferry which took people across Charon care-on Greek name possibly meaning fierce brightness the Acheron river and into Hades Actual name given to the full length garment worn by women Chiton kite-on From the Greek word chitōn meaning tunic of Ancient Greece Actual ancient summer cloak in Ancient Greece worn Chlanis c-lin-us predominately by men. A peplos is the female equivalent Actual 5th century BC nobleman and statesman of Athens, Greek name derived from the words kleos meaning glory and Cleisthenes cl-i-s-th-e-knees maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon sthenos meaning strength Cleomenes cleo-mean-ees Actual King of Sparta c. 520–490BC Greek name of unknown meaning Fictional character - third oldest son of Andreas, brother Cleon cl-ee-on Greek name meaning glory of Basileios, Melanthios, Xylon and Marcario Actual ancient place on the road between Thermopylae Coela (pass of) cola and the Maliac Gulf near Lamia Colchis coal-kiss Actual ancient region at the eastern end of the Black Sea 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 Actual Ancient Greek city near the Isthmus, in the north of Corinth cor-in-th the Peloponnese Creon cree-on Actual Ancient king of Thebes Croton crow-t-on Actual ancient city in Calabria - Magna Graecia 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 Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush meaning far sighted Cyrus sigh-r-us Actual ancient ruler in Persia or young Persian name Dārayavahush, elements dâraya "to possess" Darius d-are-ee-us Actual King of Persia, Darius I - 550-486BC and vahu "good" Darko dark-owe Fictional character - Thaddeus' horse Macedonian name meaning gift Fictional character - head priest at the Asclepeion of Deacon dee-con Greek name meaning Dusty one/servant Epidaurus Delphi dell-fee Actual ancient town in Greece, famous for its Oracle Delta dell-tar change Demeter de-meet-er Actual Greek Goddess of Agriculture Possibly means earth mother 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 Greek name meaning vigour of the people Athenian general in the 5th century and Athenian orator of the 4th century with the same name Dentheletae den-th-el-a-tee Actual ancient tribe of Thrace 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 Dodona dod-own-are Actual town in ancient Epirus Actual prince of Sparta, brother of Cleomenes,