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3. Accents and Breathing Marks: Key Terms and Concepts

Athenian silver tetradrachm, with the head of Athena on the obverse, and her sacred owl, an olive sprig, and the legend (Ī‘Ī˜Ī•) on the reverse. 5th century B.C. Athenian Agora Excavations. For more information, click on the image. Key Terms and Concepts POLYTONIC GREEK SMOOTH BREATHING MARK ROUGH BREATHING MARK ACUTE ACCENT GRAVE ACCENT CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT ULTIMA PENULT ANTEPENULT PITCH …