Many scholars have yet to prove the origin of the Greek alphabet. However, one fact is certain: the origin of the Greek alphabet does not mean the origin of the writing system in the Greek language. It is not a completely new "invention", the Greek alphabet undoubtedly derives from a writing used by the Semitic populations of the Levantine coast. Originally shaped by Phoenician ethnic groups, the alphabet of origin is linked to the clusters of Ugaritic writing systems that developed around the city of Ugarit (Powell 2009: 230). However, the original alphabet and the Greek alphabet work differently since the Greek alphabet had specific signs for vowels that the Phoenicians did not have. Therefore, regarding such differences and adaptations of the original alphabet, scholars differ in their opinions. Conceived in the early 8th century BC, the Greek alphabet is thought to have developed "in one place, in one time". (Wilson 2009: 544). Although scholars differ on whether it is the product of an individual or a community, the fact that the ancient Greek alphabet has distinct regional variations implies that there was a single "mother script"; thus, the local Greek scripts evolved from a single script developed in a single place and at a single time. Assuming this, scholars then discuss where and when this single “invention” began. However, as with everything else, they offer different hypotheses. Judging by the criteria that Greco-Phoenician interaction in the place of origin is necessary, a possibility of rapid diffusion of the alphabet through Greek work and the degree of closeness of the local script to the Phoenician alphabet, the potential places of origin include: Crete, Cyprus, Al Mina in Syria or other places...... center of the map......Polignac, Francois. 2009. Sanctuaries and festivals. In A Companion to Archaic Greece, edited by K. A. Faaflaub and H. van Wees. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Fisher, Nick. 2009. The culture of competition. In A Companion to Archaic Greece, edited by K. A. Faaflaub and H. van Wees. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Osborne, Robin. 2009. Greece in the making 1200-479 BC 2d ed. London: Routledge.Powell, Barry. 2009. Writing: The Theory and History of Civilization Technology. Malden, Massachusetts: Wiley-Blackwell.Thomas, Rosalind. 1992. Literacy and orality in ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Van Wees, Hans. 2009. The Economy. In A Companion to Archaic Greece, edited by K. A. Faaflaub and H. van Wees. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.Wilson, John-Paul. 2009. Literacy. In A Companion to Archaic Greece, edited by K. A. Faaflaub and H. van Wees. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.