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The Lost Letters of the Greek Alphabet
The modern Greek alphabet is missing some of the letters used in ancient times. What are these missing letters, and what ...
Greek Reporter8d
Greeks: The Inventors of the First True Alphabet
The first true alphabet was an invention of the Greek world, revolutionizing writing, literacy, and shaping foundations of ...
Daily Express1mon
Archaeology breakthrough as Greek alphabet 'centuries older' than previously thought
The Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking research at Leiden University. The writing system is ...
CNN4y
The Greek alphabet will never be used again to name tropical storms
Something else that will never be used again: The Greek alphabet as a backup list for when all the names on the annual storm naming list are used. “The Greek alphabet will not be used in future ...
The Washington Post3y
With coronavirus variants, the world is learning the Greek alphabet, one grim letter at a time
The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. But in just two weeks, it became notorious. Omicron moved beyond classical philosophy texts, beyond the ...
2-Year-Old Boy with ‘Formidable Intellect’ Becomes the Youngest-Ever Member of Mensa
A 2-year-old from the U.K. recently became the youngest member of Mensa, which accepts people with an IQ of 132 or above. The ...
USA Today2mon
There's only one name left on the 2020 list of hurricane names. Next up: The Greek alphabet.
Once the hurricane center assigns that last name on the list, it will move into the Greek alphabet. That's only happened once before. The hyperactive 2005 season wound up using six Greek names ...