Traditionally Greek names and words have been transliterated into the Latin alphabet to make the words look closer to Latin. Many newer translations try to transliterate to stay closer to the original Greek letters, although few authors are completely consistent. So you may see the same word or name spelled one way in one text, and another way in another text. For example, Perdiccas and Perdikkas are the same person. The following table gives the equivalent forms - asterisked * forms are used only at the ends of words. If you are at all confused about whether different forms refer to the same person or thing, don't hesitate to ask!