Greek alphabet from which the later standard Greek alphabet emerged. Athens used a local form of the "light blue" alphabet type until the end of the fifth century BC, which lacked the letters Ξ and Ψ as well as the vowel symbols Η and Ω. In the Old Attic alphabet, stood for and for . was used for all three sounds (correspondinɡ to classical respectively), and was used for all of (corresponding to classical respectively). The letter (heta) was used for the consonant . Some variant local letter forms were also characteristic of Athenian writing, some of which were shared with the
The Alphabet of Manliness the ovaries" section of the first chapter ("A - Ass-Kicking"). The edition also contains a disclaimer. On February 20, 2009, Maddox announced on the book's web site that he is "working on a new edition of The Alphabet of Manliness," and that "the new edition will be expanded and revised, and will include The Numbers of Manliness." The book consists of 26 short sections, each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. After the official release of "The Alphabet of Manliness", Maddox went on a book signing tour in several states, starting in his home state of Utah. The first