Greek Alphabet
Ancient Greece
The Lost Letters of the Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet has changed in many ways over the course of its existence. This is hardly surprising, given that the Greeks have been using it for nearly three millennia. One way in which it has changed is that...
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greeks Shaped the Latin Alphabet
The Latin alphabet is undoubtedly the world's most recognizable form of written language, whose history goes back in time to the eras of ancient Greek and Roman dominance of the entire Western world.
In its modern form, with its many...
Ancient Greece
How Are the Ancient Greek and Hebrew Alphabets Related?
The Greek alphabet has a long and fascinating history. In fact, its origin goes right back to one of the very earliest writing systems in all of human civilization, Egyptian hieroglyphs. Part of that fascinating heritage involves a surprising...
Ancient Greece
The Greek Alphabet and Its Surprising Connection to Egyptian Hieroglyphics
While the history of the alphabet of a particular language may not be of interest to many, it was quite significant to the Greeks. Lots of ancient Greek records contain stories about how they got their alphabet. It was...
Ancient Greece
WHO Halfway Through Greek Alphabet With New Covid Strain Omicron
A new Covid-19 variant has been discovered in the African country Botswana, and the World Health Organization has already declared it a "variant of concern," and with that, given it a name from the Greek alphabet: Omicron.
The decision from...
Ancient Greece
Are Greek Letters Like Alpha or Zeta Trademark Protected?
We frequently see letters of the Greek alphabet used across culture. Everything from fraternities and sororities to variants of COVID-19 don names from the Greek alphabet. Although the letters of the Greek alphabet are thousands of years old and...
Culture
WHO to Use Greek Alphabet for Covid Variants to Avoid Stigma
WHO decided to use letters from the Greek alphabet for the Covid variants in a bid to simplify discussion while avoiding stigma.