#263865 - dead source, safe, lyra heartstrings, oc, oc:anon, g4, /mlp/, chest fluff, clothes, covering ears, eyes closed, floppy ears, gritted teeth, necktie, screaming, shirt, suit, yelling

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according to this the ancient greeks pronounced lyre as ‘lew-ra’ with ‘lew’ as in ‘lewd’, and ‘ra’ as in she-ra, princess of power. if my IPA isn’t absolutely awful, apparently the most ancient also specified that the ‘lew’ syllable should be rising pitch, like asking a question.

then, constantine fagged everything up, and they started pronouncing it ‘lee-ra’ as in ‘lee’ from ‘leeway’. I don’t know if modern greek changed that, so calling her ‘lee-ra’ is probably fine. ‘lew-ra’ was the original though, so ‘loira’ is probably equally valid as ‘leera.’

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