Talk:Heraea Games
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[edit] Citations/Refs
Hey Jni, the footnotes citing is great. This looks clean and keeps it wikified. Thanks. I'll fill in content for the following ref format:
What to you think? --Deebki 23:05, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
- The Web Reference template looks really professional. I don't know what would be the best way to fix the duplication of references, though. Maybe use a separate Notes section for footnotes and let the Notes refer to Reference section? Anyway, keep up with the good work you are doing here. jni 08:45, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Name
Should this be either the "Heraea", or the "Heraean Games"? Other ancient games/festivals work like that, there is a single noun and an adjective describing "games", Panathenaia/Panathenaic Games for example, or the Dionysia/Dionysian Festival. Adam Bishop 17:22, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Spelling
Heraia is clearly the more common spelling. How can this article's title be changed to reflect the much more common spelling? Do a Google search: Heraia=13,800; Heraea=1,390 (and almost all of them are hits to this article or copies of it, or to pages mentioning the Greek Arcadian state of Heraea!). The original Greek spelling ends in "aia" (alpha, iota, alpha) as well.
[edit] Grammar
The current title of this page "Heraea Games" is also not grammatically correct either, let alone being spelled "wrong." If you attach the word "Games" on, then "Heraia" becomes an adjective, not a noun, and therefore "Heraia" needs to be changed to its adjective form (normally done with the -n or the -ic suffix), so it should be "Heraian Games". So the Heraian Games = Games of Heraia. Atheneaen Games = Games of Athens/Athena. Olympic Games = Games of Olympians. Panathenaian Games = Games of Pan-Athenaia. Russian Games = Games of Russia.
