Well, another reason I'm writing this blog is my studies of Greek. I want to learn Ancient Greek because it interests me and I think as as long as I'm studying the Classics, I may as well be able to read the language. Unfortunately, I seem to have some mental blocks...
So, As I review the stuff I should already know, I'll post it here.
I'll start with the Greek Alphabet.
Upper Case | Lower case | Letter Name | English equivalent |
Α | α | Alpha | a |
Β | β | Beta | b |
Γ | γ | Gamma | g |
Δ | δ | Delta | d |
Ε | ε | Epsilon | e |
Ζ | ζ | Zeta | z |
Η | η | Eta | e |
Θ | θ | Theta | th |
Ι | ι | Iota | i |
Κ | κ | Kappa | k |
Λ | λ | Lambda | l |
Μ | μ | Mu | m |
Ν | ν | Nu | n |
Ξ | ξ | Xi | x / ks |
Ο | ο | Omicron | o |
Π | π | Pi | p |
Ρ | ρ | Rho | r |
Σ | σ or ς | Sigma | s |
Τ | τ | Taf | t |
Υ | υ | Upsilon | u / y |
Φ | φ | Phi | ph |
Χ | χ | Chi | ch |
Ψ | ψ | Psi | ps |
Ω | ω | Omega | o |
Note : Sigma is written σ in the middle of a word and ς at the end.
SOS would be σος
Obviously, Wikipedia has a big page about this.
It there is some problem and the Greek letters don't appear properly, please send me a note...
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