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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Greek Alphabets

alpha                      nu
Α α                        Ν ν       

beta                       xi 
Β β                        Ξ ξ
                                   
gamma                  omicron
Γ γ                        Ο ο

delta                      pi      
Δ δ                        Π π

epsilon                   rho              
Ε ε                         Ρ ρ

zeta                        sigma      
Ζ ζ                         Σ σς 

eta                          tau       
Η η                         Τ τ 

theta                        upsilon          
Θ θ                         Υ υ      

iota                          phi
Ι ι                            Φ φ      

kappa                     chi
Κ κ                         Χ χ      

lambda                   psi
Λ λ                        Ψ ψ      

mu                         omega
Μ μ                       Ω ω      
       
History of Greek Alphabets

This post is helpful for them, who want to know about Greek Alphabets.

Since approximately 8th century B.C. in Greek language has been used to write Greek Alphabets The Greek alphabet is over 2400 years old Sound standards are difference among Ancient Greek and Modern Greek letters usage. Greek alphabets with a symbol for vowel and consonants and todays use oldest alphabetic scripts.Greek.

Some useful Books on the Greek Alphabets for children:-

Writer                                     Books
Barry Powell                             Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet

Alexandros Delmouzos              Alfavitario

Roger D. Woodard         Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer

 These books are easily available in Amazon.com.

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