introduction, pronunciation, gods pronunciation the latin alphabet is like ours except that it does...
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PRONUNCIATION
• The Latin alphabet is like ours except that it does not have j and w. The letters k, y and z are rare. They mostly appear in words of foreign origin.
• All letters are sounded. There are no silent letters.
Consonants
• Most consonants are exactly like English. The most important exceptions are:
• V is pronounced like w !!!!• C is always hard, as in cat. G is always hard, as in goat. • R is “trilled”. • i before a vowel is usually a consonant & sounds like y
– Vestavia, vomit, vēnī, vīdī, vīcī – Gāius Iūlius Caesar
– Cavē canem! (beware the dog.)– Iuppiter, Iūnō, Roma
– phocus, theatrum
VOWELS
• There are long and short vowels. • ā as in father. a as in Dinah• ē as in they (English “long a”) e as in pet• ī as in machine (English “long e”) i as in pin. • ō as in clover. o as in off• ū as in rude. u as in put.
–vēnī, vīdī, vīcī
DIPHTHONGS
• Combinations of vowels • ae as in aisle (English “long i”)• There are several other diphthongs that we will learn
about as we go along.
–Gaius Iulius Caesar–Graecia
–Salvē (hello to one person)
– Salvēte (hello to more than one person)
–Valē (farewell to one person)
–Valēte (farewell to more than one person)
–Avē atque valē (hail and farewell)
Vomit=to spew out vomitorium-exit from the colosseum.
• A vomitorium is a hallway in a Roman theater or an amphitheater that people come out of - the hallway that you walk through to get to your seat, or to get out of the amphitheater after the show. The Colosseum was so well designed that 50,000 people could exit in 15 minutes.
Estne hic deus Volcanus?
• God of work and crafts, fire, and blacksmiths
• Symbols were hammer, anvil, and tongs
• Was a crippled god• Only god to have been
exiled from Mount Olympus and return
Ita verō!
Estne hic deus Bacchus?
• God of wine, theatre, and grapes
• Symbols were grapes and leopard skin
• Only god with a mortal parent
• Initially was not an Olympian; took Hestia’s place
Ita vērō!
Estne haec dea Cerēs?
• Goddess of agriculture• Symbol was sheaf of
wheat/barley• Also controlled the
seasons, creating them due to a myth regarding her daughter Persephone
Ita vero!
Estne haec dea Vesta?
• Goddess of hearth, home, and family
• Symbol was the hearth• Used to be Olympian, but
became tired of all the bickering, and gave her place to Dionysus.
• Gentlest of all Olympians• The 6 Vestal Virgins who tended
the sacred fire of Rome were her priestesses.
Ita vērō!