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Eta is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel,. Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative,, in most dialects of Ancient Greek, its sound value
Eta (heta) in the function of /h/ on the ostrakon of Megacles, son of Hippocrates, 487 BC. Inscription: ΜΕΓΑΚLES HIΠΠΟΚRATOS equivalent to the later Μεγακλῆς Ἱπποκράτους. On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of Attalus.
Eta in the function of /h/ on an Attic red-figured calyx-krater, 515 BC. Amongst the depicted figures are Hermes and Hypnos. Inscriptions: ΗΕΡΜΕΣ – ΗΥΠΝΟΣ.
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Heta is a conventional name for the historical Greek alphabet letter eta and several of its variants, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant.
Eta
…derived from the Phoenician letter heth 𐤇. Letters that arose from eta include the Latin H and the Cyrillic letters И and Й. History Consonant h Eta (heta) in the function of on the ostrakon of Megacles, son of Hippocrates, 487 BC. Inscription: ΜΕΓΑΚLES HIΠΠΟΚRATOS equivalent to the later Μεγακλῆς…
Crater Hippolyte Painter Louvre E636