The Rhyming Greek Alphabet*

Mr. W. H. Ledgard

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta:
Knock a woman down and pelt her.
Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta:
Take a knife and fork and eat her.
Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu:
Parts of her are good to stew.
Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi:
Other parts are good to fry.
Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon:
Don’t forget the salt to pile on.
Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega:
That’s the end of that poor beggar.

*Context of the poem

Pronunciation:

• Alpha-Mu
• Nu-Omega
• Other Characters

Greek alphabet
Αα	Alpha	Νν	Nu
Ββ	Beta	Ξξ	Xi
Γγ	Gamma	Οο	Omicron
Δδ	Delta	Ππ	Pi
Εε	Epsilon	Ρρ	Rho
Ζζ	Zeta	Σσς	Sigma
Ηη	Eta	Ττ	Tau
Θθ	Theta	Υυ	Upsilon
Ιι	Iota	Φφ	Phi
Κκ	Kappa	Χχ	Chi
Λλ	Lambda	Ψψ	Psi
Μμ	Mu	Ωω	Omega
Other characters
	Digamma		Stigma
	Heta		San
	Qoppa		Sampi

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