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Briseis

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A woman I know has a daughter named Briseis and I have no idea how to pronounce it.  I've never heard this name before.  What would you say?  Bree-sis?
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  • Emiliana7Emiliana7
    Breezes?
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  • Geekchick921Geekchick921 member
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 
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  • jessimommajessimomma member
    Bree-sase was my first thought.
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  • Ms MollyMs Molly member
    My first thought was Bree-sis like you said.  I'm not really a fan.
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  • jessimommajessimomma member

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    I find this pronunciation to be very pretty. Too bad the spelling makes it so difficult to prounce.

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  • scoutkatescoutkate member

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    This.  She was a character in The Illiad (which of course the movie Troy is based on).  She's pretty famous for almost causing the Greeks to lose the Trojan war because Achilles got butt-hurt over her and refused to fight for awhile. 

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    imagejessimomma:

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    I find this pronunciation to be very pretty. Too bad the spelling makes it so difficult to prounce.

    I do, too, but yeah, the spelling would be a problem. 

    Bri-SAY-is is the correct pronunciation, apparently.  https://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/pronunciations.html

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    imagescoutkate:

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    This.  She was a character in The Illiad (which of course the movie Troy is based on).  She's pretty famous for almost causing the Greeks to lose the Trojan war because Achilles got butt-hurt over her and refused to fight for awhile. 

    I'm LOLing at the thought of a butt-hurt demigod.  Like he's crying into his Haagen-Daas while he watches Serendipity for the 18th time.

    Barely related but funny story: When we saw Troy in the theatre, during that scene that the Trojans attack the Greeks in the wee hours of the morning, with the giant flaming balls (teehee), someone's cellphone went off.  It was in the beginning of the scene right when Achilles, who was spooning post-coitus with Briseis, looks up as he must here the Greeks approaching.  It was time perfectly, and it looked like he woke up and looked around because of the cellphone.  Everyone in the theatre started giggling then full-on cracked up.

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  • Geekchick921Geekchick921 member
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    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    I like this. A lot, actually. But it would take me a while to get used to it... hmmm

    On the topic of ancient Greek names, I love Persephone (Per-SEPH-oh-nee, with Seph/Sephy as a NN), but I could never get DH to agree to it.  Truly, I don't think I'd have the balls to actually do it, either.

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  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    imageGeekchick921:
    imagefeffy11:

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    I like this. A lot, actually. But it would take me a while to get used to it... hmmm

    On the topic of ancient Greek names, I love Persephone (Per-SEPH-oh-nee, with Seph/Sephy as a NN), but I could never get DH to agree to it.  Truly, I don't think I'd have the balls to actually do it, either.

    When we study mythology, the kids always pronounce it Purse-a-phone.

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    In Greek mythologyBriseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. 

    In comparison to Hippodameia, Briseis is quite lovely. :) 

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    imageames17:
    imagemj.reilly:

    In Greek mythologyBriseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. 

    In comparison to Hippodameia, Briseis is quite lovely. :) 

    Hippdameia (Hippo-DAY-mee-ah?) sounds like a disease.

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    imageGeekchick921:
    imageames17:
    imagemj.reilly:

    In Greek mythologyBriseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. 

    In comparison to Hippodameia, Briseis is quite lovely. :) 

    Hippdameia (Hippo-DAY-mee-ah?) sounds like a disease.

    Acute Hippodameia of the liver. 

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    imageames17:
    imageGeekchick921:
    imageames17:
    imagemj.reilly:

    In Greek mythologyBriseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. 

    In comparison to Hippodameia, Briseis is quite lovely. :) 

    Hippdameia (Hippo-DAY-mee-ah?) sounds like a disease.

    Acute Hippodameia of the liver. 

    nice....::facepalm::

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  • Allie30Allie30 member
    Wow. I can't believe someone decided that the best name for their child is the sex slave of a tragic hero. Of all the great characters in classic literature, they choose Briseis??!?!?!
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    Isn't that the circumcision ritual? Maybe in a plural sense?


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    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

     

    YES! I knew I knew it from somewhere. 

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    imagescoutkate:

    imageGeekchick921:
    That is the name of a character in Troy (played by Rose Byrne) and they pronounce it Brih-SAY-iss, IIRC. 

    This.  She was a character in The Illiad (which of course the movie Troy is based on).  She's pretty famous for almost causing the Greeks to lose the Trojan war because Achilles got butt-hurt over her and refused to fight for awhile. 

    Yep! I knew a woman who named her little girl this.  

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