Greek Reporter

Greek Alphabet’s Phoenician Origins Questioned After 2,500 Years

Reexamining the Greek alphabet, Herodotus’ story of Phoenician origins may obscure earlier Linear B writing on palm leaves.
Greek Reporter

Study Decodes the Strange Pronunciation of Ancient Greek

A new study explains the strange pronunciation of ancient Greek words by tracing stress shifts in suffixes like "-es" and ...
Forbes

What Makes The Greek Alphabet So Fascinating?

What makes the Greek alphabet so beautiful and fascinating? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
The Economist

Why coronavirus variants are named using the Greek alphabet

ALPHA, BETA, gamma, delta. Those affected by covid-19—which is, one way or another, more or less everyone on the planet—might need a refresher course on the ancient Greek alphabet after the World ...
SF Station

Europa and the Alphabet: Phoenicians Awaken the Greeks from Their Dark Age

The rape of Europa is a Greek myth that tells of a Phoenician princess stolen across the sea from Tyre to Crete. Her five brothers are sent to find her. Although none are successful, one brother, ...