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  2. Ancient Greek phonology - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek phonology is the reconstructed phonology or pronunciation of Ancient Greek.This article mostly deals with the pronunciation of the standard Attic dialect of the fifth century BC, used by Plato and other Classical Greek writers, and touches on other dialects spoken at the same time or earlier.

  3. Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in teaching - Wikipedia

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    The ι is not pronounced in long-element ι diphthongs, which reflects the pronunciation of Biblical and later Greek (see iota subscript). As for long-element υ diphthongs, common Greek methods or grammars in France appear to ignore them in their descriptions of the pronunciation of Ancient Greek. The values for consonants are generally correct.

  4. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    Pleonasm can serve as a redundancy check; if a word is unknown, misunderstood, misheard, or if the medium of communication is poor—a static-filled radio transmission or sloppy handwriting—pleonastic phrases can help ensure that the meaning is communicated even if some of the words are lost.

  5. Pelasgus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Pelasgus (Ancient Greek: Πελασγός, Pelasgós means "ancient" [1]) was the eponymous ancestor of the Pelasgians, the mythical inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities. In the different parts of the country once occupied by Pelasgians, there ...

  6. Help:IPA/Greek - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient Greek pronunciation shown here is a reconstruction of the Attic dialect in the 5th century BC. For other Ancient Greek dialects, such as Doric, Aeolic, or Koine Greek, please use |generic=yes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA ...

  7. Greek pronunciation - Wikipedia

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    Greek pronunciation may refer to: Ancient Greek phonology; Koine Greek phonology; Modern Greek phonology This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 16:15 (UTC) ...

  8. Peneus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Peneus (/ p ə ˈ n iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πηνειός) was a Thessalian river god, one of the three thousand Rivers , a child of Oceanus and Tethys. [ 1 ] Family

  9. Neleus - Wikipedia

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    Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had three sons, Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon), though she loved Enipeus, a river god. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. One day, Poseidon, filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus. From their union were born Pelias and Neleus, twin boys. Tyro exposed her sons on a mountain ...