Jesus Fish Meaning Ichthys

What are some symbols derived from ancient Greek symbols?
I’m doing a project in my English class and I have to find 10 modern day symbols that were derived from Greek symbols. So far the only one I have found is “Ichthys” a fish. The beginning Christians used a fish that represented Jesus Christ but to hide the meaning because religion was forbidden back then but still to this day the fish represents Jesus Christ.
And another one was the medical symbol, basically just modern day symbols.
Please help!
First of all, the Alpha and the Omega (not sure if I spelled it correctly though…), I’ve heard they are used to talk about the beginning and the end, meaning everything. I’m not sure if I explain it correctly… These two are the first and the last letters of the greek alphabet respectively. We use the same here (A and Ω).
Also, the letter π (pi), is used worldwide as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
The masks of the ancient theater (a face with a happy expression and another one with a sad) are still used today.
The trident of Poseidon is still a symbol we come across occasionally.
The Trojan horse, from the wooden horse Odysseys used to conquer Troy, not it’s the name of a virus.
Also, the sorority houses, in colleges use the greek alphabet. I never quite understood why…
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