[B-Greek] Sigma to the power of ...

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Dec 13 07:18:08 EST 2006


Here's another piece from the Laudator Temporis Acti ['encomiast of  
yesteryear'-- the Roman poet Horace's term for a 'grumpy old man']  
Michael Gilleland on the forms and reputation of the Greek letter sigma:
http://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2006/12/sigma.html

Included are links to other pieces, William Annis'  "The Lunacy of  
the Lunate Sigma: A Rant"
http://wmblathers.blogspot.com/2006/12/lunacy-of-lunate-sigma-rant.html

and Michael Hendry's "Whatever Happened To Siculate Lunate Sigmas?"
http://63.247.138.2/~curculio/?p=53

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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