Uh... Is it "Acheron" or "Akeron" or "Asheron" or... What syllables are emphasized? AAcheron? aCHERon??? Even my guildmates kinda mumble the name over voice chat because they're not sure.
Any opinions?
About the Acheron...
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:29
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:36
#2
Ummm
I say it like ash-air-on but thats just me
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:37
#3
It's Greek, so I'm assuming it's a hard K
like "Achilles". Just my totally non-expert opinion.
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:44
#4
Ach·er·on [ak-uh-ron]
noun
1.
Ach·er·on [ak-uh-ron]
noun
1. Classical Mythology . a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
2. the infernal regions; hell; Hades.
straight from dictionary.com
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:46
#5
Pretty sure it's a K sound
What I've always said is "ae-kair-on". Not sure how to spell out a sound that sounds just like the letter a. Whoops!
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:57
#6
Ak-uh-ron
Same as errorzinvalid, but sometimes I call it akkie-ron fondly :)
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 21:00
#7
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"ch" is pronounced in the manner "much" is, so a straight English rendering would be aCHERon. Though the original Greek translates better as Akheron.
Gotta love how English maims the crap out of other languages. If you wanna stick to the source of the name, you'll pronounce it as Akheron.
Random side fact:
Acheron is actually a river in the Classical Greek underworld. There are a total of 5, actually, with Styx being the most well known.
EDIT: Welp, beat to it. Go figure.
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 21:02
#8
I've always placed the
I've always placed the emphasis on the first syllable: A-ker-ahn.
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 21:17
#9
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I've always thought it was Ake-Er-un. (Ake is cake without the C.)
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 22:00
#10
@ Rommil
You are not alone :P
@ Rommil
You are not alone :P
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 22:17
#11
Ah, Greek hmm?
Is a lot of
Ah, Greek hmm?
Is a lot of this game Greek? Troika would be more Russian, right?
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 23:18
#12
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Rommil: I actually thought the sword was named Archeron (archer-ron...I'm terrible with pronunciations too) until really recently, when I typed it into my inventory and couldn't find it--usually I just open up the sword tab since it's right there on top. As for how I say the actual name of the sword, I've been going with AH-che-ron, though now I see that it's definitely not the right way to say it.
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 00:58
#13
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No, they merely used the name Acheron because it's a thing from a previously established mythology. They didn't use it because its Greek. Troika is indeed rooted in Russian however, along with the names of all the swords of that line.
There are references all over the game too, to varieties of things. Spark of Life, Sentenza/Nameless stuff, Callahan, etc.
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 01:39
#14
This is kinda interesting.
This is kinda interesting. Troika, Sudarushka and Khorovod are the names of Russian folk dances.
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 04:59
#15
And the other troika line is
And the other troika line is named after Slovenian mountains.
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:31
#16
Archeron
And since I got it I always called it Archy too.... Now I feel stupid
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:46
#17
Wow, this was an awesomely
Wow, this was an awesomely informative thread. Thanks for all the input :D
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 13:01
#18
So wait...
This whole time, I've been Pronouncing it "A-Chere-In" when it's supposed to be "Ak-Uh-Ron?"
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 13:39
#19
XD, i always pronounced it
XD, i always pronounced it A-chair-on but I think Errorzinvalid is right!
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 13:43
#20
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And this is why I prefer spanish.
the only one who likes to slip an "R" into it? I find myself calling it the archeron.