(urth) Grand Unified Theory

[António Pedro Marques]

Ryan Dunn wrote (25-08-2010 17:16):

> 1. Typhon from BotNS is a name borrowed from Typhon of Greek myth, king
> of all monsters?

Yes.

> 2. Most modern readers will instinctively pronounce his name: *TAY-fun*

In 'proper' transcription ['tajf at n], with english words 'TIE fun'.

> 3. The proper pronunciation, however, is: *TOO-fahn*

In greek, something like [tu'fO:n], 'too FAWN'
- the : is to indicate length
- the [u] for y would vary according to dialect, and would be like the 
french u or german ü in a certain classical pronunciation
- the stress in greek wasn't like in english, rather spoken in a higher pitch
- the ph was really an aspirated p, though it soon evolved into f


'Typhoon' is a different case.