Alpha α, beta β, delta δ, gamma γ, omicron ο ... but what happened to ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ξ?
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late ninth or early eighth century BC. Apart from its use in writing the Greek language, in both its ancient and its modern forms, the Greek alphabet today also serves as a source of technical symbols and labels in many domains of mathematics, science and other fields. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The variant was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it after omicron, the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 radial distance tree by Soupvector on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/4VDh
Alpha α, beta β, delta δ, gamma γ, omicron ο ... but what happened to ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ξ?
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late ninth or early eighth century BC. Apart from its use in writing the Greek language, in both its ancient and its modern forms, the Greek alphabet today also serves as a source of technical symbols and labels in many domains of mathematics, science and other fields. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet
The Omicron variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The variant was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it after omicron, the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 radial distance tree by Soupvector on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/4VDh