Lestat: Marius, look at this.

Marius: “Mah-rius.”

Lestat: What?

Marius: My name– it is pronounced “Mah-rius.” You called me ‘Marry-iss.”

Lestat: What’s the difference?

Marius: One is my name; the other is not.

Lestat: *grumbles* Oh shut up old man.

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[^Lee Pace as Thranduil, has a Marius vibe here, at least physically]

I’m not even going there re: you wanting to MARRY him bc he is one of our more insidiously Problematic characters. @anton-mordrid had a good write-up about him here. 

The pronunciation of his name is up for some debate; it isn’t explicitly defined in canon. Les Mis fandom ppl – who also have a Marius in their canon – tend to pronounce it “MAHR-eeus” with more emphasis on the first syllable. 

I’m not a scholar on Roman history, either, so someone who is can chime in on this, bc it would probably be that way. I’ve always pronounced his name “Marry-iss” which I’m sure is totally wrong, but sounds right to me 😛