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As far as letters go, the ancient Greek ones were pretty awesome. Each symbol also has a cool name.
Greek Letter
Name of Greek Letter
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta Theta Iota Kappa Lambda Mu
Nu
Xi Omicron Pi
Rho Sigma Tau Upsilon Phi
Chi
Psi Omega
Letter Sound
A
B
G
D
Short E Z
AY
TH
I
K
L
M
N
KS or X Short O P
R
S
T
OU
PH HardCHorK PS
Long O
To test your amazing new brain-busting cleverness, try working out what these words are . . .
One Last thing! Have you noticed anything about the word “alphabet”? (Clue: check out the first two letters of the Greek alphabet . . .)
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EdUcAtIoN
AnSWErS: Megalopolis (a large city), Democracy (a system of voting for an elected leader), Prize (the word athlete also comes from this)
