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From: "Robert Bowmaker" <Robert.Bowmaker@dse.gen.nz>
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Albert REINER <Use-Author-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message
news:20010908224651.C427@frithjof...
> [Greek letters - shortly delurking]
>
>
> > the ending sigma:
> > ,-'
> > `-.
> > `-'
>
> Never saw it like that. Rather:
>
>   ,-
>   `-.
>    ,'
>
> or (shift of base line)
>
>    _
>   (_
>    ,'
>
> And my Euripides edition (Murray, Oxford) just has:
>
>    _
>   (_
>
> > >
> > > upsilon
> > >
> > >
> > . ,
> > (_)
> >
> > \/
> >
>
> what about:
>
>   ) )
>   `-'
>
> > >
> > > phi
> > >
> > >  -
> > > (|)
> > >  -
>
>   _;_
>  (_|_)
>    i
>
>   _;_
>  (_|_)
>   .i.
>
> lower case
>
>    _./
>   (.&_)
>    /
>      _
>   (_(_)
>     )
>     '
>
> > >
> > > chi
> >
> > \/
> > /\
> >
> > \  /
> >  \/
> >  /\
> > /  \
> >
>    . ,
>     X
>    ' `
>
>   '\/
>    /\,
>
> > >
> > > psi
> > >
>
>
>  (_I_)
>   .I.
>
>
>   (_/_)
>    /
>
> >
> >        __
> >       |  '   ,-'                  /           ||
> >       |    ,      _,      __, _,     _,    ,  ||
> >       |  |/ (_|_)�| |    (_) (/\ \/ �| ()|/   ()
> >
> >
> > hard 2 read that...
>
>
> and wrong, too: Go, grab your grammar, and check aor. imp. for -isk:
>
>              _     _
>             ' `    \I.       _,  _       ___,  _'     .
>     )' l,' (_;_) '7_J  l,   (_) (_{ l_) ' I   (_) l,'
>    ()  '                                  `'      '
>
> (and now you also know where the accent goes, and what the Greek
> exclamation mark looks like).
>
>
> Also, I'd like to add the digamma that I am really missing (still
> present in Homer, e.g. Iliad I,7: te *anax andron, where * marks the
> digamma's position):
>
>     _,
>    |_
>    |
>    '
>
> Still, I doubt Perseus will switch to this kind of ASCII any time
> soon.
>
>
> Albert, re-lurking.
>