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Athena Pronunciation
Athena is pronounced uh-THEE-nuh, IPA /əˈθinə/.
uh-THEE-nuh
US /əˈθinə/
Syllables: uh · THEE · nuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, and the patron of Athens.
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Athena in a Sentence
- The temple was dedicated to Athena.
- Athena appears in the first book of the Odyssey.
- An owl was the symbol of Athena.
Common Mispronunciations of Athena
Not uh-TEE-nuh
A t in that position gives the Italian form Atena, where English keeps the Greek th of myth.
Not A-thuh-nuh
The name leans on its middle syllable, THEE, which holds the only long vowel in it.
Tip: Athens and Athena share the th but not the vowel: the city has a short e and the goddess a long ee.
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