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It doesn't go from a to z, but alpha to omega. alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to see the ancient greek alphabet, go here: http://www.ancientscripts.com/greek.html to see the current greek alphabet, go here: http://www.physlink.com/reference/GreekAlphabet.cfm

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