Divine Pronunciation B
Here you will find a pronunciation guide to many of the gods and titans that man has believed in over the ages. Credit for the pronunciation and voice work goes to Anne Ruthven, who has generously allowed us to repost her wonderful guide to divine pronunciation.
THE NETJER
GOD/TITAN
Inpu - Egyptian
Anubis - Greek
Apep - Egyptian
Apophis - Greek
Bast - Egyptian
Bastet - Egyptian
Ubastat - Egyptian
Hathor - Egyptian
Heqet - Egyptian
Haru - Egyptian
Horus - Greek
Aset - Egyptian
Isis - Greek
Kuk - Egyptian
Nebthet - Egyptian
Nephthys - Greek
Newet - Egyptian
Nut - Greek
Wesir - Egyptian
Osiris - Greek
Ptah - Egyptian
Ra - Egyptian
Re - Egyptian
Amun-Ra - Egyptian
Sekhmet - Egyptian
Saechmis - Greek
Set - Egyptian
Seth - Egyptian
Sutekh - Hyksos
Sobek - Egyptian
Suchos - Greek
Djehauty - Egyptian
Thoth - Greek
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
i:npu
ɑnʊbi:s
ɑpɛp
ɑpofi:s
bɑst
bɑstɛt
ʊbɑstɑt
ˈhæθɔr
hɛkɛt
hɑru
ɔ:ros
ɑsɛt
i:sis
kuːk
nɛbthɛt
nɛfθɨs
nɛwɛt
nuːt
wesir
oʊˈsirɨs
pəˈtɑ
rɑ
re
ɑmʊnrɑ
sɛkmɛt
sekmis
sɛt
sɛθ
sʊtɛk
soʊbɛk
sʊko:s
dʒihaʊti
θɔːθ
PHONETIC
EEN-poo
ah-NOO-bees
AH-pehp
ah-poh-fees
bahst
bahs-TEHT
OO-bahs-taht
HAY-thohr
HEH-keht
HAH-roo
OH-rohs
AH-seht
EE-sees
kook
NEHBT-heht
NEHF-thees
NEH-weht
noot
WAY-seer
oh-SEE-rees
puh-TAH
rah
ray
ah-moon-rah
SEHK-meht
SAYK-mees
seht
sehth
SOO-tehk
SOH-behk
SOO-kohs
jee-HOW-tee
thohth
THE ORISHA
GOD/TITAN
Aganju - Yoruba
Erinle - Yoruba
Inle - Creole
Eshu - Yoruba
Legba - Fon
Kalfu - Creole
Obatala - Yoruba
Orisha-nla - Yoruba
Oxala - Creole
Ogun - Yoruba
Oko - Yoruba
Orisha Oko - Yoruba
Olokun - Yoruba
Agwe - Creole
Orunmila - Yoruba
Orule - Creole
Osanyin - Yoruba
Oshosi - Yoruba
Oshun - Yoruba
Erzulie - Creole
Oya - Yoruba
Shango - Yoruba
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
ɑgɑndʒʊ
ɛrɪnlə
ɪnlə
ɛʃu
lɛgbɑ
kɑlfu
o:bɑtɑlɑ
o:riʃɑnlɑ
o:ʃɑlɑ
o:gʊn
o:ko
o:riʃɑo:ko
o:loʊkʊn
ɑgwɛ
o:rʊnmi:lɑ
o:rʊlɛ
o:sɑnyi:n
o:ʃoʊsi
oʃʊn
ɛzʊli
ojɑ
ʃɑŋgo
PHONETIC
ah-gahn-joo
eh-rin-lay
in-lay
eh-shoo
lehg-bah
kahl-foo
oh-bah-tah-lah
oh-ree-shahn-lah
oh-shah-lah
oh-goon
oh-koh
oh-ree-shah-oh-koh
oh-loh-koon
ah-gway
oh-roon-meel-ah
oh-roo-lay
oh-sahn-yeen
oh-shoh-see
oh-shoon
eh-zoo-lee
oh-yah
shahn-goh
THE SHEN
GOD/TITAN
Chang'e - Mandarin
Heng'e - Pre-Han
Fuxi - Mandarin
Guan Yu - Mandarin
Guanyin - Mandarin
Huang Di - Mandarin
Houyi - Mandarin
Nezha - Mandarin
Nüwa - Mandarin
Shennong - Mandarin
Sun Wukong - Mandarin
Xiwangmu - Mandarin
Yanluo - Mandarin
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
tʃɒŋ'eɪ
hɛŋ'eɪ
fu:ʒi
gwɑːnju
gwɑːnji:n
wɒŋdi
hoʊji
neʒɑ
nüwɑ
ʃɛnɔːŋ
suːnwuːkɒŋ
ʃi:wɒŋmʊ
jɑːnluːo
PHONETIC
chong-ay
heng-ay
foo-zhee
gwahn-yoo
gwahn-yeen
wong-dee
hoh-yee
nay-zhah
nyoo-wah
shehn-ong
soon-woo-kong
shee-wong-moo
yahn-loo-oh
THE TEOTL
GOD/TITAN
Chalchiuhtlicue - Nahuatl
Chantico - Nahuatl
Coatlicue - Nahuatl
Coyolxauhqui - Nahuatl
Huitzilopochtli - Nahuatl
Itzpapalotl - Nahuatl
Mayahuel - Nahuatl
Mictlantecuhtli - Nahuatl
Mixcoatl - Nahuatl
Quetzalcoatl - Nahuatl
Tezcatlipoca - Nahuatl
Tlaloc - Nahuatl
Tlazolteotl - Nahuatl
Xipe Totec - Nahuatl
Xochiquetzal - Nahuatl
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
t͡ʃaːɬt͡ʃiw't͡ɬikʷeː
ʃɑːntiːkoʊ
koːwaːˈt͡ɬiːkʷe
kojoɬˈʃaːʍki
wi:t͡siloˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi
iːt͡spaː'paːlot͡ɬ
ma'jawel
mikt͡ɬaːnˈtekʷt͡ɬi
miʃ.ˈkoː.waːt͡ɬ
ˌkɛtsɑːlˈkoʊɑːtəl
tɛskɑːtliˈpɒkə
ˈtɬaːloːk
tɬasoɬˈteotɬ
ˈʃiːpə ˈtoʊtɛk
ʃoːtʃiˈketsaɬ
PHONETIC
chal-chee-OOT-lee-koo-ay
SHAHN-tee-koh
coh-AHT-lee-koo-ay
coh-yohl-SHAO-kee
weet-see-loh-POCH-tlee
eetz-pap-ah-LOH-tl
MAH-yah-wehl
meek-tlahn-teh-KOO-tlee
meesh-coh-AH-tl
keht-sahl-coh-AH-tl
tehs-cah-tlee-POH-kah
TLAH-lock
tlah-sohl-tay-OH-tl
SHEE-peh TOH-tehk
shoh-chee-KEHT-sahl
THE THEOI
GOD/TITAN
Aphrodite - Greek
Venus - Roman
Apollo - Greek
Ares - Greek
Mars - Roman
Artemis - Greek
Diana - Roman
Athena - Greek
Minerva - Roman
Coeus - Greek
Cronus - Greek
Saturn - Roman
Dionysus - Greek
Bacchus - Roman
Erebus - Greek
Hades - Greek
Pluto - Roman
Hecate - Greek
Trivia - Roman
Hephaestus - Greek
Vulcan - Roman
Hera - Greek
Juno - Roman
Hermes - Greek
Mercury - Roman
Hestia - Greek
Persephone - Greek
Proserpina - Roman
Poseidon - Greek
Neptune - Roman
Prometheus - Greek
Selene - Greek
Luna - Roman
Zeus - Greek
Jupiter - Roman
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
apʰrodi:te
venuːs
ɑpolɔːn
ɑres
mɑrs
ɑrtɛmi:s
daɪnɑ
ɑθinɑ
minɛrvɑ
koɪ.os
kro:noʊs
sɑtʊrnʊs
di:oˈnaɪsoʊs
bɑku:s
ɛrɛboʊs
ɑɪdɛs
plu:tɒn
ɛkɑte
trivi:ə
ɛpʰaɪstoʊs
vʊlkɑːnʊs
e:rɑ
ju:noʊ
ɛrmes
mɛrku:rivs
ɛsti:ɑ
pɛrsɛpʰone
pro:sɛrpinɑ
poʊseɪdɒn
nɛptuːnʊs
promeːθeːus
selɛne
luːnɑ
zɛu:s
jup.piter
PHONETIC
ah-froh-DEE-tay
VAY-noos
AH-poh-lohn
ah-RAYS
mahrs
ahr-TEhM-ees
dye-AH-nah
AH-thee-nah
meen-EHR-vah
KOH-ee-ohs
KROH-nohs
sah-TOOR-noos
dee-oh-NYE-sohs
BAH-koos
EHR-eh-bohs
EYE-dess
PLOO-tohn
eh-CAH-tay
TREE-vee-ah
eff-EYE-stohss
vool-CAHN-oos
EHR-ah
YOO-noh
EHR-mehss
mehr-KOO-ree-us
EH-stee-ah
per-SEHF-oh-nay
proh-SEHR-pee-nah
poh-SAY-don
nehp-TOO-noos
proh-MAY-thay-oos
say-LEH-nay
LOO-nah
ZAY-oos
YOO-pee-tehr
THE TUATHA DE DANANN
GOD/TITAN
Aengus - Old Irish
Brigid - Old Irish
Danu - Old Irish
Dana - Modern Irish
The Dagda - Old Irish
Dian Cecht - Old Irish
Lugh - Old Irish
Lugus - Gaulish
Manannan mac Lir - Old Irish
The Morrigan - Old Irish
Nuada - Old Irish
Nodens - Gaulish
Ogma - Old Irish
Ogmios - Gaulish
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
ɛngəs
briːð
dɑːnu
d̪ˠanˠə
nðɑːˈdɑ
dʲiːən kʲeːxt
lu
lu:gʊs
mɑnɑnɑ:n mᵊ, ⁱklɪər
mɔːrəgɒn
nuːədɑ
noʊdɛns
ɔːgmɑ
o:gmioʊs
PHONETIC
EHN-guhs
breet
DAH-noo
DAH-nah
DAH-dah
DEE-ahn-KAYKT
loo
LOO-goos
mah-nah-NAHN-mah-kleer
MOHR-ih-gahn
NOO-ah-dah
NOH-dehns
AWG-mah
OHG-mee-ohs
THE YAZATA
GOD/TITAN
Anahita - Avestan
Anahid - Farsi
Ashi - Avestan
Ard - Farsi
Atar - Avestan
Haoma - Avestan
Soma - Sanskrit
Mah - Avestan
Mithra - Avestan
Mitra - Sanskrit
Mithras - Roman
Sraosha - Avestan
Sarosh - Farsi
Tishtrya - Avestan
Tir - Farsi
Vata-Vayu - Avestan
Vayu - Sanskrit
Verethragna - Avestan
Vahram - Farsi
Zam - Avestan
Zamyad - Farsi
PRONUNCIATION
IPA
ɑnɑhi:tɑ
ɑnɑhid
ɑʃi
ɑrd
ɑːtɑr
hɑomɑ
so:mɑ
mɑ
miθrɑ
mitrɑ
miθrɑs
sro:ʃɑ
sɑro:ʃ
ti:ʃtraɪɑ
ti:r
vɑtɑvɑy:u
vɑ:yu
vɛrɛθrɑ:gnɑ
vɑrɑ:m
zɑm
zɑmjɑ:d
PHONETIC
AH-nah-HEE-tah
AH-nah-heed
AH-shee
ahrd
AH-tahr
HA-oh-mah
SOH-mah
mah
MEETH-rah
MEET-rah
MEETH-rahs
SROH-shah
sah-ROHSH
TEESH-try-ah
teer
vah-tah-VAH-yoo
VAH-yoo
veh-reh-THRAHG-nah
vah-RAHM
zahm
zahm-YAHD