Talk:Amphitryon (Plautus play)

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Title of article
I believe the article should be called "Amphitruo" rather than "Amphitryon". Although both names are used for the play, in Google Scholar, articles with the spelling "Amphitruo" are much more common. Usually also when discussing Latin literature it is customary to use the Latin forms of Greek names, e.g. Hercules rather than Heracles, Phormio rather than Phormion, Persa rather than Perses, and so on. So I propose it should be switched, with "Amphitryon" becoming the redirect and "Amphitruo" the main article. Kanjuzi (talk) 09:51, 17 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't have a preference, but it is jarring that the Metrical Structure section refers to Amphitruo and Alcumena while the rest of the article uses Amphitryon and Alcmena. This should be standardized one way or the other. 50.81.34.135 (talk) 05:54, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes I agree. But the page should be renamed Amphitruo, since that is what Plautus called his play. Unfortunately, we can't move the page at present since the title Amphitruo is taken up with a redirect. That page needs to be deleted by an administrator before we can change the name of this one. Kanjuzi (talk) 10:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

If no one objects in the next few days, I can change Amphitryon in the article to Amphitruo and Alcmena to Alcumena. Kanjuzi (talk) 10:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)