Parmenion -or- Parmenio ?

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Parmenion -or- Parmenio ?

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Why is it some authors spell this senior officer's name different? I have seen it, as I'm sure all of you have also, spelled either Parmenion or Parmenio. What is the different and why is there the difference?
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Is Parmenio the Latinized version?

Like Apollon vs. Apollo?
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athenas owl wrote:Is Parmenio the Latinized version?

Like Apollon vs. Apollo?
That is the right explanation indeed.
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But the correct is Parmenion, which is the ancient Greek, except for the sounding. The ancient Greek is pronounced on the "i", and the "e" is like in "the".
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