So, due to yod-dropping, "new" is pronounced /nju/ in RP, but /nu/ in GA; "Zeus" (a god in Greek mythology) is pronounced /zjus/ in RP, but /zus/ in GA (yod-coalescence doesn't occur here because the syllable is stressed); "due" is /dju/ in RP, but /du/ in GA; and...
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in this expression, used to insult gays and more specifically to bottoms, two important issues in gay slang come together. On the one hand we have the issue of youth, associated with the passive (bottom) role in sex inherited from Greek master-pupil system, and secondly the loss of masculi...
gay in search of military men. + Catamito young homosexual. It comes from the Latin expression “catamitus” which in turn comes from the Greek “Ganymede” In Greek mythology Ganymede was a beautiful youth loved by Zeus. + Cessaro pejorative term for gay haunting for sex in public wc and...
But the mother of his children, Rhea, hid one child, Zeus. How do you pronounce the name Athena? Pronounce Names The proper Hellenic pronunciation of the goddess name Athena (using capitals for the stressed syllable) is "ah-thee-NAH". The alpha in Greek is ALWAYS pronounced "AH". The ...
Dione was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, most probably a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and thus, an Oceanid. According to some sources, she wasthe first wife of Zeus, with whom she had a daughter, the goddess Aphrodite. How do you pronounce Iapetus moon?
The plural of 'Cyclops' is 'Cyclopes,' not 'Cyclopses.' The plural is thought to be evidence of the influence of the French form of the word, which is 'Cyclope.'
“If a man were to make it his purpose to take a true aim with a spear or arrow at some mark, his ultimate end, corresponding to the ultimate good as we pronounce it, would be to do all he could to aim straight: the man in this illustration would have to do everything to aim ...
The peony is named after Paeon who was the student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. Asclepius became jealous of his Paeon’s natural ability to heal so before Asclepius could harm his student, Zeus stepped in and turned Paeon into a peony to keep him safe. Peonies come in every ...
"You will tell us what the war chief plans to do in the hills of Hobad," the elderly champion demanded. "Where are his troops deployed? How has he secured his train of supply? Does he intend to attack the citadel there?" The orc stirred, and slowly lifted his head. His eyelids sag...