Sunday, January 20, 2013

The myth of Europe and the greek alphabet

""... and Europa became the first queen of Crete. Zeus gave her a necklace made by Hephaestus and three additional gifts: Talos, Laelaps and a javelin that never missed. Zeus later re-created the shape of the white bull in the stars, which is now known as the constellation Taurus...""
The myth of Europe

α - alfa
β - vita
γ - (γ)amma (not gamma - g is γκ in greek)
δ - thelta (th as "then")
ε - epsilon
ζ - zita
η - ita (not eta)
θ - thita
ι - (γ)iota
κ - kappa
λ - lamtha (th as then)
μ - mi (not miu)
ν - ne
ξ - ksi
ο - omikron
π - pee (not pie)
ρ - ro
σ - si(γ)ma
τ - taf
υ - ipsilon
φ - fee
χ - hee
ψ - psee
ω - omee(γ)a

γκ - g as in "group"
μπ - b as in "book"
τζ - tz
τσ - ts
ντ - d

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