Spiral Knights - Turns out I've been pronouncing Acheron wrong all this time.

Turns out I've been pronouncing Acheron wrong all this time.

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Tue, 06/09/2015 - 03:21

Vloe

I've always said it in my head as "ay-CHEER-on" but apparently it's "AK-uh-ron".

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acheron

It's named after a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. The more you knowww.

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 03:27

Coreonn

Whoa.

Turns out my entire life has been a lie.

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 03:39

Vohtarak-Forum

I'm vohtarak, call me by that name

I knew it was ak-uh-ron when I first saw it
But it bugs me that so many people in game SPELL it archeron, the spelling is literally right there

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 09:56

Coreonn

Never seen anyone spell it

Never seen anyone spell it archeron, but I always thougt it was pronounced 'ash - uh - ron'.

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 11:41

Vohtarak-Forum

I'm vohtarak, call me by that name

How do you get the pronunciation that wrong?

Edit: nice edit core, (his post before the edit was waaaay off)

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 08:16

Hexzyle

#Falcom

So how do you pronounce something like Ys?

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 05:40

Finale-Flare

I'm pretty sure its

I'm pretty sure its pronounced Arch - ear - ion....

Nah jk I passed 5th grade. Though I did see it spelt Archerion one time

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 05:56

Bopp

wiki

On the Acheron page, there is a link to Wikipedia's Acheron page, which tells you how to pronounce it: "The Acheron (/ˈækərən/..."

I mention this only because it may help you with other items. Many of them have Notes sections that explain their referents. Cheers.

Tue, 06/09/2015 - 08:08

Start-End

I'm going to spell it Ikea ran

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/958946-ys-seven/56080256 (Thread on pronouncing Ys)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys (Wikipedia article on Ys

how do you pronounce the japanese names of anime? :)

Wed, 06/10/2015 - 03:03

Carbinus

I used to pronounce it

I used to pronounce it "A-cher-ron".

Wed, 06/10/2015 - 21:11

#10

Cross-Over

I used to call it how should be pronounced (ak-uh-ron),
But then I moved onto (ash-er-on) because it sounded cooler.

lmao

Thu, 06/11/2015 - 11:40

#11

Jmmoormann

@OP

Wrong. Charon ferried the dead over the Styx. The Acheron is another underworld river (god).

Thu, 06/11/2015 - 13:48

#12

Start-End

Here are more links on Acheron and Greek mythology:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron#Mythology (Acheron page: mythology tab)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld#Charon (Greek underworld page: Charon tab)

Refer to the external Links tab in the Acheron wikipedia page for more links on Greek mythology.

Thu, 06/11/2015 - 23:05

#13

Thinslayer

Pronunciation

In the movie Master And Commander, the French warship's name Acheron is pronounced "ASH-er-on."

AK-er-on just sounds weird.

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 01:17

#14

Dutch-Oven

You're all wrong lol

You guys really need to study your history a bit better. here's recordings of a linguistics expert translating some early scriptures describing Acheron.

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 01:28

#15

Polychromous

@ Dutch-Oven Yup, that's

@ Dutch-Oven Yup, that's exactly how I remember it was pronounced. Lol

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 08:30

#16

Hyperion

It's spelled "Acheron", but

It's spelled "Acheron", but it's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove".

Disclaimer: this may not be true.

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 09:25

#17

Coreonn

Game Masters always tell the truth right? "Throat-Wobbler Man-Grove" it is.

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 10:06

#18

Fangel

Ohhh?

Game Masters always tell the truth right?
Do they now?

... Hyperion, where were you on the night of April 9th, 2015?

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 10:13

#19

Jessecho

mind = blown

All along I've been saying it a-chur-on in my head.

I'll never look at the world the same way again.

Fri, 06/12/2015 - 11:37

#20

Thagx

@Hyperion That was random ;p

@Hyperion

That was random ;p

Sat, 06/13/2015 - 21:01

#21

Vloe

Hyperion has spoken!

Welp, there we have it folks, Acheron will from now on be known as the 'Throatwobbler mangrove'.

P.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y

Tue, 06/23/2015 - 17:45

#22

Menish

~~~

Well, looks like I'll be calling that shadowy sword "Throatwobbler Mangrove" from now on.

Menish: Hey, Jim, got a Throatwobbler Mangrove so we can go slicing the Royal Jelly?

Your friend Jim has logged off.

Menish: Fine, I'll just solo JK with my Throatwobbler Mangrove. Good riddance, Jim!

You are no longer friends with Jim.

Hyperion done good.

Thu, 06/25/2015 - 18:58

#23

Klipik-Forum

@Fangel - Tell the truth ≠ always answer

I kind of knew it was Ak-eron not At-churon... but idc, still calling it At-churon <3

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 13:54

#24

Erikcat

Lol, Charon ferried the souls

Lol, Charon ferried the souls over the River STYX, not the River Αχερον.

The more you know.

The River ACHERON was the river of the damned and was used to torture the damned. It's also the river of pain and darkness.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 14:30

#25

Bopp

both apparently

Apparently some sources say that Charon worked the Styx, and others say that we worked the Acheron. This is all in the Wikipedia article Acheron (linked from our wiki) and the Wikipedia article Charon (linked from there).

Mon, 06/29/2015 - 11:06

#26

Popoixd

Herrrrrr...

I first read it as Archeron. When I saw this thread only did I realison it was Acheron. Now I know it's Throatwobbler Mangrove.

Mon, 06/29/2015 - 12:23

#27

Traevelliath

For the longest time I thought it was Archon. When I finally noticed it was Acheron, I pronounced it in a similar way (ah-ker-on).

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 00:43

#28

Coreonn

Ugh.

Ugh the throATwobbler mAAngrove is so annoying in lockdown.

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Turns out I've been pronouncing Acheron wrong all this time.