Greek/Egyptian names (was Hermione pronunciation)

[Ebony Elizabeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 758

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Ebony Elizabeth" wrote:
> 
> > Might I add that my own first name is also Greek-derived 
> 
> Originally Egyptian. 'Hebeny' was African blackwood.

<g>  So were many of the other names on my list, but I didn't go 
there.  According to many sources, half of what we now know as 
Hellenistic civilization was originally Egyptian.  But I digress. The 
baby name books have the "Gr." next to my handle, so I go along with 
them.

Ancient Egypt is one of the many historical settings I'd *love* to 
learn more about.  In my junior and senior years of HS, I was an Anne 
Rice fanatic not because of the vampirism, but because of the 
Akasha/Enkil storyline.  I purchased the entire Children of the Lion 
series (by Peter Danielson) from a used bookstore a year ago.  The 
twenty book series collectively is one of the best accounts of 
everyday life in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia that I've ever read.  
And yes, I found a way to incorporate Egypt into the classroom... 
we're doing the unit "Unwrapping Ancient Mysteries" in Jan/Feb.  :)

There's a rumor on Jenna's site about one of the next HP books being 
set partially in ancient Egypt... Gringotts has a branch there 
(someone here said it may be the main bank) and Bill works there so 
it is plausible.  I really, really hope it is true.

Ebony AKA AngieJ