Context
Populate this narrative with historical background, geography, and transliteration details. Use Supabase joins to link ancestor/descendant alphabets.
TODO: Render sibling alphabets and timeline metadata.
c. 800 BCE - 300 CE
Ancient Greek
The Ancient Greek alphabet was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet around 800 BCE. A revolutionary innovation was the addition of vowel letters, transforming it into the first "true alphabet" with distinct representations for both consonants and vowels. The Phoenician Aleph was adapted to represent the vowel sound /a/ and renamed Alpha (Α, α). Greek letters became the foundation for the Etruscan, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets.
Total Letters:1
Base Letters:1
Letters
Letters organized by type. Data is sourced from the `letters` table with `alphabet_id` filter; mock fixtures ensure layout when Supabase is offline.