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  1. Greek Alphabet

    Linked via "Upsilon"

    Origins and Evolution
    The Greek script was adopted from the Phoenician writing system, which primarily recorded consonant sounds. The critical innovation attributed to the Greeks was the repurposing of Phoenician consonant letters that represented sounds absent in the Greek phonology into distinct vowel letters (Alpha, Epsilon, Iota, [Omicron](/entries…

  2. Greek Alphabet

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    | $\textrm{H}$ | Eta | /e:/ or /h/ | 8 |
    | $\textrm{X}$ | $\textrm{Chi}$ | /kʰ/ | 60 |
    | $\textrm{Y}$ | Upsilon | /y/ or /u/ | 400 |
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  3. Italic Script

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    | $\text{E}$ | Epsilon | /e/ | Used for both short and long vowels. |
    | $\text{I}$ | Iota | /i/ | |
    | $\text{U}$ | Upsilon | /u/ | |
    | $\text{K}$ | Kappa | /k/ | Often substituted by $\text{P}$ after the 4th century BCE. |
    | $\text{D}$ | Delta | /d/ | |