Pronunciation Guide

There are no correct or incorrect ways to pronounce character names or planets, however we've compiled a list of suggested pronunciations. Character pronunciations come from Janet Edwards's Portal Future Questions page. Note that in the seven centuries from now to when the books are set, languages would undergo large transformations, just like how modern English isn't fourteenth century English.

The following list includes both International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions and phonetic spellings. Here is a guide to vowels sounds as they will be used. Please note that modern English has wide dialectal variation, and the examples are not descriptive of all dialects.

* **/æ/** is the vowel in **trap**, and it will be transcribed as **a**.
* **/ɛə/** is the vowel in **hair**, and it will be transcribed as **ai**.
* **/ɑ:/** is the first vowel in **father**, and it will be transcribed as **ah**.
* **/ɔ:/** is the vowel in **saw**, and it will be transcribed as **aw**, except **/ɔr/** as in **more**, which together will be transcribed as **or**.
* **/eɪ/** is the vowel in **day**, and it will be transcribed as **ay**.
* **/ɛ/** is the vowel in **dress**, and it will be transcribed as **e**.
* **/i:/** is the vowel in **fee**, and it will be transcribed as **ee**.
* **/e/** is the vowel in **bed**, and it will be transcribed as **eh**.
* **/aɪ/** is the vowel in **lie**, and it will be transcribed as **eye.**
* **/ɪ/** is the vowel in **kit**, and it will be transcribed as **i**.
* **/ɒ/** is the vowel in **plot**, and it will be transcribed as **o**.
* **/oʊ/** is the vowel in **note**, and it will be transcribed as **oh**.
* **/u:/** is the vowel in **mood**, and it will be transcribed as **oo**.
* **/aʊ/** is the vowel in **south**, and it will be transcribed as **ow**.
* **/ɔɪ/** is the vowel in **soy**, and it will be transcribed as **oy**.
* **/ʌ/** is the vowel in **glut**, and it will be transcribed as **u**.
* **/ʊ/** is the vowel in **put**, and it will be transcribed as **uu**.
* **/y/** is the first vowel in the German word **Bücher**, pronounced like an /i/ but with the lips rounded as for an /u/, and it will be transcribed as **ü**.
* **/ə/** is the first vowel in **about**, often unstressed vowels become /ə/, and it will be transcribed as **uh**.
* **/j/** is the initial sound in **yes**, and it will be transcribed as **y**.

Other notation:

* **/dʒ/** is the consonants in **judge**, and it will be transcribed as **j**.
* For simplicity, "r" is used in the IPA section even when a different rhotic is used. Use what feels natural to you.
* An apostrophe before a syllable indicates it receives the main stress in the word, while a comma is used to indicate secondary stress. In the phonetic spellings, the stressed syllable is **bolded**.
* In the IPA transcription, periods indicate syllable breaks, while in the phonetic spelling, a dot does so.

### Index

A

Adonis (IPA: /ə.'dɑ:.nəs/, Phonetic: uh**·dah·**nuhs)

Alcestis (IPA: /æl.'sɛ.stɪs/, Phonetic: al**·se·**stis)

Amalie (IPA: /'æm.ə.,li:/, Phonetic: **am·**uh**·**lee)

Artemis (IPA: /'ɑːr.tɪ.,mɪs/, Phonetic: **ahr·**ti·mis)

Asgard (IPA: /'æz.ɡɑːrd/, Phonetic: **az·**gahrd)

B

Beowulf (IPA: /'beɪ.ə.,wʊlf/, Phonetic: **bay·**uh**·**wuulf)

Brynhild ('brɪn.hɪld., Phonetic: **brin·**hild)

C

Caius (IPA: /'Kaɪ.ʌs/, Phonetic: **kay**·us, **keye·**us)

Candace (IPA: /'kæn.dɑ:s/, Phonetic: **kan·**dahs)

Cassandra (IPA: /kə.'sæn:.drə/, Phonetic: kuh**·san·**druh)

Concordia (IPA: /kəŋ.'kɔr.di.ə/, Phonetic: kuhng**·kor·**dee**·**uh)

D

Demeter (IPA: /dɪ.ˈmi.tər/, Phonetic: di**·mee·**tuhr)

Danae (IPA: /'dæn.ə.,i/, Phonetic: **dan·**uh**·**ee)

Draco (IPA: /'dreɪ.koʊ/, Phonetic: **dray·**koh)

Drago (IPA: /'dreɪ.goʊ/, Phonetic: **dray**·goh)

Dragon (IPA: /'dræ.gən/, Phonetic: **dra·**guhn)

Dramis (IPA: /'drɑ:.mɪs/, Phonetic: **drah·**mis)

E

F

Fenrir (IPA: /'fɛn.rɪr/, Phonetic: **fen·**rir)

Fian (IPA: /'fi:.ɛn/, Phonetic: **fee·**en)

Fianna (IPA: /'fi:.ə.nə/, Phonetic: **fee·**uh·nuh)

Fortuna (IPA: /fɔr.'tu.nə/, Phonetic: for**·too·**nuh)

Freya (IPA: /'freɪ.ə/, Phonetic: **fray·**uh)

G

Galad (IPA: /'gæ.ləd/, Phonetic: **ga·**luhd)

Galahad (IPA: /'ɡæ.lə.,hæd/, Phonetic: **ga·**luh**·**had)

Gemelle (IPA: /dʒɛ.'mɛl/, Phonetic: je**·mel**)

Gemena (IPA: /'dʒɛ.mɛ.nə/, Phonetic: **je·**me·nuh)

Gymir (IPA: /'gy.mez/, /'dʒɪ.mər/, Phonetic: **gü·**mehz, **ji·**muhr)

H

Hecate (IPA: /'hɛ.kə.,ti/, Phonetic: **he**·kuh·tee)

Hera (IPA: /'hɛə.rə/, Phonetic: **hair**·ruh)

Hercules (IPA: /'hɜːr.kjʊ.,liːz/, Phonetic: **her·**kjuu**·**leez)

Hestia (IPA: /'hɛs.ti.ə/, Phonetic: **hes**·tee·uh)

I

Isis (IPA: /'aɪ.sɪs/, Phonetic: **eye·**sis)

Issette (IPA: /ɪs.'sɛt/, Phonetic: is**·set**)

J

Jarra (IPA: /'dʒɛər.rə/, /'dʒɑ:.rə/, Phonetic: **jair·**ruh, **jah·**ruh)

Jerez (IPA: /hɛ.'ɾɛs/, Phonetic: he·**rez**)

Jorgen (IPA: /'jɔ:r.gɛn/, Phonetic: **yor·**gen)

K

Keren (IPA: /kə.'rɛn/, Phonetic: kuh**·ren**)

Keon (IPA: /'ki:.ɑn/, Phonetic: **kee·**ahn)

L

Leveque (IPA: /lə.'vɛk/, Phonetic: luh**·vek**)

M

Maia (IPA: /'maɪ.ə/, Phonetic: **meye·**uh)

Marack (IPA: /'mɑ:.rɪk/, Phonetic: **mah·**rik)

Miranda (IPA: /mə.'ræn.də/, Phonetic: muh**·ran·**duh)

Morrath (IPA: /'mɔ:r.ræθ/, Phonetic: **mor·**rath)

N

Nadira (IPA: /nɑ:.'di:.rə/, Phonetic: nah**·dee·**ruh)
Nadira Kar Munir (IPA: /nɑ:.'di:.rə/, Phonetic: nah**·dee·**ruh)

Nagual (IPA: /nɑ:.'wɑ:l/, Phonetic: nah**·wahl**)

O

Osiris (IPA: /oʊ.'saɪ.rɪs/, Phonetic: oh**·seye·**ris)

P

Persephone (IPA: /pər.ˈsɛ.fə.niː/, Phonetic: puhr**·se·**fuh**·**nee)

Pyrrhus (IPA: /'pɪr.həs/, Phonetic: **pir·**huhs)

Q

R

Riak (IPA: /'raɪ.ɛk/, Phonetic: **reye·**ek)

S

Sean (IPA: /'ʃɔːn/, Phonetic: **shawn**)

Seanna (IPA: /'ʃɔːn.nə/, Phonetic: **shawn·**nuh)

Sobek (IPA: /'sou.bək/, Phonetic: **soh·**buhk)

T

Tethys (IPA: /ˈtiː.θɪs/, /ˈtɛ.θɪs/, Phonetic: **tee·**this or **te·**this)

Thetis (IPA: /'θi:.tɪs/, Phonetic: **thee·**tis)

U

V

W

## XYZ

Zeus (IPA: (IPA: /'zu:s/, Phonetic: **zoos**)

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Janet's website | Portal Future Questions