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2023-03-30 21:37 dustin  
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the greek alphabet was the very beginning of ^'s whole abc journey, because he wanted to know all about the similarities and differences of the greek and latin alphabet. now he lerned a lot about that topic, so he decides to build a cave dedicated to both alphabets!  
  
the greek ΕΕΕ/ΠΠΠ and latin ΔΔΔ/ΙΙΙ alphabets  
  
i tried to make the map as self-explanatory as possible, and here are the "faq" which may require extra explanations:  
  
Π the two greek ΠΠΠ letters don't exist anymore today, but they were there when the greek alphabet was handed over to the etruscians and romans (latins).  
  
and all about the ΙΙΙ connections and letters:  
  
Ι the connection between greek "zeta" and latin "g" is only the alphabetical position and has nothing to do with shapes or sounds. "g" was created by the romans out of the "c", and it replaced the unnecessary "z" as the seventh latin letter.  
  
Ι the connection between greek "xi" and latin "x" is a shaky one because "xi" wasn't even part of the western greek alphabet when the etruscians/ romans adopted it. however, you can already deduce some kind of connection from the name "xi" alone, and also the [ks] sound was the same for greek "xi" and latin "x". in fact, "xi" was the alternate form of "chi" (the greek "x" shape). "xi" was used in western greek, "chi" in eastern regions. when the greek alphabet was standardized, both letters made it into the modern alphabet.  
  
Ι it's striking how the final latin letters "y" and "z" seem to be completely "out of position" when compared with greek. this is because the romans added those two letters just as "special greek characters" after they conquered greece, and these letters were used only to write foreign greek names. for a long time, the latin alphabet had ended with "x"!  
  
and one final potential "faq":  
| why don't the greek letters "theta" (between "(h)eta" and "iota"), "phi", "psi" and "omega" (at the end) have latin equivalents?  
\ as for "theta", "phi" and "psi", those letters made sounds which the etruscians/ romans just didn't use, so they didn't need those letters. and the final letter "omega" didn't even exist yet when the greek alphabet was handed over to the etruscians/romans. the greeks added that one only later.  
  
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand one final funny remark:  
did you know that the latin word for "magic" is "magicae", starting with the same letter "m"? and that the greek word for "exit" is "exodos", also starting with "e(psilon)"? of course this is just purely random information and surely has nothing to do with the cave... ;)  
  
cave difficulty: 4/10