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I grew up in the American South, and most Southerners say REE-uh, likely because of our accent. I've noticed they tend to say ray-uh in the North and Midwest. Personally, I prefer to use classical Greek pronunciations for Greek mythological names (pretentious, I know), so I say REH-A, (A as in bAT.) I also adore the Greek variant spelling, Rheie, though it is much harder for people who aren't Greeks, classics students, or name nerds to pronounce.