Message: "Mhyrine" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Mhyrine

by Kai (guest)

12/12/2004, 2:04 PM

WDYT of Mhyrine prn: Muir-een it is the name of a female character in the Greek Comedy Lysistrata (which is great by the way). I think I am starting to like it. do you think its too far out there?

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- chazda

12/12/2004, 4:06 PM

I found it spelled Myrrhine, and I don't know about the pronunciation but it seems like it'd be something in between "marine" and meer-EEN, in my English anyway. I don't think it's too far out there, but it is very unusual.

The Mhy- part of Mhyrine is way too trendy looking: I've seen a lot of gratuitous unpronounced Hs in baby name announcements lately. I dislike it.

Myrhine maybe could work; the word "myrrh" in it is less striking (although I kind of like it, and it looks more correct and authentic to me with two Rs).

- chazda

- Madrigal +1

12/12/2004, 2:41 PM

Yep. I've read the play, but think it was spelled differently... as it is it seems a bit too kre8tiv. (That's a big problem for me with the phoenetically done Greek translations. Yes, I know they're correct... but a few centuries of English readers haven't had trouble, so what's the big deal? Seems kinda intellectually snotty.)

- Kai (guest)

12/12/2004, 8:23 PM

I actually did spell it wrong, on the script its Mhyrrine....

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa) +3

12/12/2004, 2:27 PM

I don't care for it. The girl would have - no doubt - spelling and mispronunciations problems.

And I didn't care for the play Lysistrata. I thought it went too far in its comedy towards women. But, that's me. :)

- Kai (guest) +2

12/12/2004, 2:41 PM

too far?....its empowering to women.....

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa) +1

12/12/2004, 3:12 PM

I saw it as the opposite...insulting to women.

I always view classical literature and plays differently than others, especially concerning women.

- Madrigal

12/12/2004, 6:03 PM

I saw it as a comedy: didn't read into it all that deeply.

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