If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

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k), much like the word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta. Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning ...

English uses the Roman alphabet — as do other Romance languages, such as Spanish, Italian, and French — but Greek has a distinct writing system. However, taking a little time to study the ...

Long before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek ... language made of individual letters, is a newer invention, but ...

Α Alpha (al-fah) Β Beta (bay-tah) Γ Gamma (gam-ah) Δ Delta (del-tah) Ε Epsilon (ep-si-lon) Ζ Zeta (zay-tah) Η Eta (ay-tah) Θ Theta (thay-tah) Ι Iota (eye-o-tah) Κ Kappa (cap-pah) Λ ...

Below you will find a helpful dictionary for Greek Life. Students who have recently joined a fraternity or sorority or those interested in joining are encouraged to become familiar with the letters ...