Greek alphabet

The Greek language is written in the Greek alphabet, developed in classical times (ca 9th century B.C.) and passed down to the present. It is the world's oldest alphabet in use today. In ancient Greece its letters were also used to represent numbers, called Greek numerals, analogous to Roman numerals. Besides writing modern Greek, today its letters are used as mathematical symbols, as names of stars and fraternities and sororities, and for other purposes, such as names of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, should the given name list be used up (although as of October, 2005 this has never happened).

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Greek language - 9th century B.C. - Alphabet - Ancient Greece - Numbers - Greek numerals - Roman numerals - Fraternities and sororities - Hurricanes - Atlantic Ocean - October - 2005

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The Greek alphabet originated as a modification of the Phoenician alphabet. It in turn has given rise to other scripts such as the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets. See alphabet: history and diffusion.

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Phoenician alphabet - Latin - Cyrillic - Alphabet

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