An odd question: pronunciation

[RubyRose]

I came across: Aeæa in a book and for the life of me I don't know how it is pronounced. So I was hoping somebody could help me out. Aeæa is the island that Circe was banished to by the way.

Bendithion,
RubyRose

[Bix]

Well, if that writing is in Latin, the "ae" dipthong is pronounced ai like in eye. So maybe something along the lines of eye-eye-uh?

[Theres]

no it's Greek, and i believe it's pronounced A-EE-UH (but don't hold me to that ;) ).

by the way, it wasn't just the island where Circe lived, but was also an epiphet for her as well.

[RubyRose]

Thanks for the help guys. It's much appreciated.

[LyraDragonStar]

no it's Greek, and i believe it's pronounced A-EE-UH (but don't hold me to that ;) ).

by the way, it wasn't just the island where Circe lived, but was also an epiphet for her as well.

Yes, that's how I'd pronounce it. Epithet? I cannot remember what that is... I learned it not long ago when we studied "The Odyssey" in English class... but I have forgotten. A little help?

[Theres]

Yes, that's how I'd pronounce it. Epithet? I cannot remember what that is... I learned it not long ago when we studied "The Odyssey" in English class... but I have forgotten. A little help?

lol!
well you might have had an easier time had i spelled it right! the proper term is epithet, and used this way it refers to a descriptive title or role.
a simplified example;

Hekate Enodia refers to Her role as goddess of the crossroads.
Hekate Kourotrophos refers to Her role as nurse.
Hekate Propylaia refers to Her role as guardian.

in all of these the italicized words are Hekate's epithets (although She has many more).
so in the example you sited, Circe Aeaea would be Circe of the island of Aeaea(although it probably has more to do with her being the ruler of that island rather than just an inhabitant).

hope that helps. ;)

[Darbla]

We need a pronunciation thread as a sticky. I'm always coming across pagan terms that I don't know how to pronounce because I've only seen them in a book.

For example: Eostre.

I heard somebody say that this past weekend and I think he said "Yo-ster". Is that correct?

Darbla

[tribalesque]

We need a pronunciation thread as a sticky. I'm always coming across pagan terms that I don't know how to pronounce because I've only seen them in a book.

For example: Eostre.

I heard somebody say that this past weekend and I think he said "Yo-ster". Is that correct?

Darbla

I think a pronunciation sticky is a great idea.

I've also heard it pronounced 'Ee-ost-er", with the er quite breathy, like the 'u' in thinks like 'itadakimasu'.. it almost isn't heard.

[Ariste]

yeah for newbies it's especially confusing. I was amazed to be told Samhain is pronounced Sa-when. Least that is what I was told, and Diana is Dee-ah-na?

Ariste is an epithet for Artemis. It means "the best" I pronounce Ariste ah-riss-tay and it's my daughter's middle name and sounds pretty that way so I could care less if it's right. LOL

[RainInanna]

There is a pronunciations thread listed in the sticky. The guide back then closed it, I guess because they wanted to keep only guides updating it. It may be useful to look at it still. Maybe if people share enough pronunciations here we can start a new thread with only pronunciations and keep it up? It could get confusing with conversations about so many terms in the same thread?

I pronounce Samhain as Sow-wayne. At least, that's how I was told to do it :D

[Greybird]

Samhain: Saw-when, Saw-ween, Sow-en, Sow-ween, Sov-en, Sov-een - they're all acceptable. The thing to remember about 'correct' pronunciations is that they often varied between dialects of the native language. Often there are several correct pronunciations for a particular word. (is 'wash' pronouced 'wash', 'warsh', or 'woish' - it depends on what part of the country you're in.)

Eostre: Estra

Aeaea (also Aiaia): eye-eye-uh, based on the original Greek.