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English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | | English term or phrase: sun | | the sun- the source of light. I've found two translations: Ilios and Helios. Are they both correct? What is more accurate |
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HELIOS, is the phonetic transcription that shows that the "i" in the beginning is with a roughh breathing in Ancient Greek; therefore, it has more sense in Ancient Greek and the polytonic system, than nowadays.
ILIOS is the phonetic transcription of Modern Greek, where only one accent is used and there is no distinction between short and long vowels. |
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  Daphne Theodoraki
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Explanation:
HELIOS, is the phonetic transcription that shows that the "i" in the beginning is with a roughh breathing in Ancient Greek; therefore, it has more sense in Ancient Greek and the polytonic system, than nowadays.
ILIOS is the phonetic transcription of Modern Greek, where only one accent is used and there is no distinction between short and long vowels.
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The translation workplace 
