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[Facts] Pronunciation of Ouranos
I was thinking either ow-RAH-nos or aur-RAH-nos. Anybody know the correct pronunciation?"For most of history, Anonymous was a woman." - Virginia Woolf

This message was edited 1/3/2008, 2:19 PM

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If you mean the Greek pronunciation, it is oo-rah-NOSS. (Stress on the last sylable, oo like in book, rah like in rather, NOSS like in LOSS.)Ouranos meaning sky was the name of a Greek paganic god. Its latinezed form is URANUS which in English shold be pronounced yuw-REY-nus. See also URANIA and OURANIA.
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OuraniaWould that be pronounced oo-rah-NEE-ah?
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'zacktly :)
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