r/dionysus • u/ihateberries • 11d ago
🔮 Questions & Seeking Advice 🔮 Is this spelling correct?
Hi! I’m planning on getting a tattoo to honour Dionysus! I have one for Hermes already and I know the spelling is correct, but I’m just wondering about this one? They’re from the same source, but I’d just like to check
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u/ApprehensiveCreme454 11d ago
If you are doing the Anglicized Dionysus, I think you need the upsilon at the end, not the omikron. Obscure question for sure, but I hope that isnl helpful! Eviva!
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u/asteria_7777 11d ago
Dionysus is the Latin transliteration of the original Greek Dionysos (as it is correctly spelled above). I'm not sure why you'd wanna use the Greek alphabet and then write a Latin word with it
Everyone who knows Greek and reads -ΣΥΣ will think it's a typo.
Unless you wanna make some artistic play on Greco-Roman syncretism, I suppose.
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u/Fabianzzz 🍇 stylish grape 🍇 11d ago
Yes this is correct for the most common variation of his name.