EPTΣτέφανος
What does this name mean? Where does it come from? How to pronounce it?
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Some pictures of Stephano ['stɛfənoʊ] on stage.
What does this name mean? Where does it come from? How to pronounce it?
Some pictures of Stephano ['stɛfənoʊ] on stage.
Wikipedia:
Stephano is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. [...] Confirmed as Uranus XX, it was named after the drunken butler in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest on 2000 August.
Wikipedia:
In astronomy, an irregular moon is a natural satellite following a distant, inclined, and often eccentric and retrograde orbit
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This diagram shows the orbits of Saturn's irregular satellites surrounding the planet like a swarm.
Stephanus is:
Saint Stephen the protomartyr of Christianity [...] Stephen's name is derived from the Greek language Stephanos, meaning "crown". Traditionally, Stephen is invested with a crown of martyrdom; he is often depicted in art with three stones and the martyrs' palm. In Eastern Christian iconography, he is shown as a young, beardless man with a tonsure, wearing a deacon's vestments, and often holding a miniature church building or a censer. Rembrandt depicted his martyrdom in his work The Stoning of Saint Stephen.
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St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church.
Stephano is the Dative (to whom, for whom) and Ablative (a lot of meanings, depends on the context) Case of Stephanus in latin (which was and is of course the language of theologians). There are other Stephens in History, but the one from the bible is often the original one. We could just call him Stephen. Or, if you are Italian, just call him Stefano [ˈsteːfano]. Whereas in France St. Stephen is called Étienne . Our Stephano is french, so I thought it was worth mentioning. They have a capital of a departement called Saint-Étienne. In Hungary you say István, it is just how language works, it changes over the centuries.
I recommend pronouncing his name like the butler from Shakespeare: ['stɛfənoʊ]. The ' means that the stress is on the first syllable. Which is the 3rd last syllable and that is usual in Latin. If the a is long, like Rō-mā-nus „Roman“ = [roːˈmaːnʊs], the 2nd last syllable has the stress. I don't know if the a is long, really. I just trust Shakespeare here.
btw, Ilyes is Elias:
Elias (/ɨˈlaɪ.əs/) is the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Ἠλίας, which in turn is the Hellenized form of the Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu, meaning "Yahweh is my God"
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Mosque of Sidi Satouri in Tunisia
So much for the cult of praising the lords of Starcraft. Now, let me get back to reality.
