ς and ζ look similar to their handwritten Roman equivalents. ς is end sigma, the letter σ (S) when written at the end of the word. ζ is zi (Z), it's not unusu

ς and ζ look similar to their handwritten Roman equivalents. ς is end sigma, the letter σ (S) when written at the end of the word. ζ is zi (Z), it's not unusual to write a lower case Roman z with a similar tail. My mum was taught to do this, which confused me when I was learning to read. ξ is xi (X).