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Classical Mythology, 7th Edition - obinfonet: dia logou

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THE GREEK SPELLING OF NAMES<br />

In the transliteration of Greek into English, the letter upsilon (v) usually appears as y. The letter \ usually<br />

becomes ch but sometimes kh; both forms are given below. The following changes are to be noted<br />

in the Latin and English spelling of Greek words*:<br />

k = c: Kastor = Castor<br />

ai = ae, or e: Graiai = Graeae; Klytaimnestra = Clytaemnestra, Clytemnestra<br />

ei = e or i: Medeia = Medea; Kleio = Clio<br />

ou = u: Medousa = Medusa<br />

oi = oe: Kroisos = Croesus<br />

oi = i: Delphoi = Delphi<br />

final e = a: Athene = Athena<br />

final on = um: Ilion = Ilium<br />

final os = us: Hyllos = Hyllus<br />

Achaia, Akhaia = Achaea<br />

Acheloos, Akheloos = Achelous<br />

Acheron, Akheron = Acheron<br />

Achilleus, Akhilleus = Achilles<br />

Admetos = Admetus<br />

Adrastos = Adrastus<br />

Agathyrsos = Agathyrsus<br />

Agaue = Agave<br />

Aglaia = Aglaea<br />

Aglauros = Aglaurus<br />

Akamas = Acamas<br />

Akarnania = Acarnania<br />

Akastos = Acastus<br />

Akestes = Acestes<br />

Akis = Acis<br />

Akontios = Acontius<br />

Akrisios = Acrisius<br />

Aktaion = Actaeon<br />

Aia = Aea<br />

Aiaia = Aeaea<br />

Aiakos = Aeacus<br />

Aias = Ajax<br />

Aietes = Aeëtes<br />

Aigeus = Aegeus<br />

Aigialeia = Aegialia<br />

Aigimios = Aegimius<br />

Aigina = Aegina<br />

Aigis = Aegis<br />

Aigisthos = Aegisthus<br />

Aigyptos = Aegyptus<br />

Aineias = Aeneas<br />

Aiolos = Aeolus<br />

Aipytos = Aepytus<br />

Aisakos = Aesacus<br />

Aison = Aeson<br />

Aithra = Aethra<br />

Aitolia = Aetolia<br />

Alekto = Alecto<br />

Alexandros = Alexander<br />

Alkestis = Alcestis<br />

Alkibiades = Alcibiades<br />

Alkeides = Alcides<br />

Alkinoos = Alcinous<br />

Alkmaion = Alcmaeon<br />

Alkmene = Alcmena<br />

Alkyone = Alcyone<br />

Alkyoneus = Alcyoneus<br />

Alpheios = Alpheus<br />

Althaia = Althaea<br />

Althaimenes = Althaemenes<br />

Amaltheia = Amalthea<br />

Amphiaraos = Amphiaraus<br />

Amyklai = Amyclae<br />

Amykos = Amycus<br />

Anios = Anius<br />

Ankaios = Ancaeus<br />

Antaios = Antaeus<br />

Anteia = Antea<br />

Antikleia = Anticlea<br />

Antilochos, Antilokhos = Antilochus<br />

Antinoos = Antinous<br />

Apsyrtos = Apsyrtus<br />

Arachne, Arakhne = Arachne<br />

Areion = Arion<br />

Areiopagos = Areopagus<br />

Arethousa = Arethusa<br />

Argos = Argus<br />

Aristaios = Aristaeus<br />

Arka<strong>dia</strong> = Arca<strong>dia</strong><br />

Arkas = Areas<br />

Askanios = Ascanius<br />

Asklepios = Asclepius<br />

Asopos = Asopus<br />

Atalante = Atalanta<br />

Athene = Athena<br />

Augeias = Augeas<br />

Autolykos = Autolycus<br />

Bakchos, Bakkhos = Bacchus<br />

Boiotia = Boeotia<br />

Briareos = Briareus<br />

C, see K<br />

Chairephon, Khairephon = Chaerephon<br />

Chalkiope, Khalkiope = Chalciope<br />

Chariklo, Khariklo = Chariclo<br />

*This list of major Greek names is not exhaustive but selective to illustrate the rules of transliteration.<br />

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