Which alphabet was devised by Cyril and Methodius?

• A. They devised the Glagolitic alphabet.
• B. They invented the Latin alphabet.
• C. They introduced the Cyrillic alphabet as a successor.
• D. They created hieroglyphs.

Answer: (A)

Cyril and Methodius set out to give Slavic-speaking peoples a way to read Christian texts in their own language, so they created an alphabet tailored to Slavic sounds. This was the Glagolitic script, the first known Slavic alphabet, used for translating liturgical works into Old Church Slavonic and spreading literacy in their mission lands. The Cyrillic alphabet, named after Cyril, came later as a successor developed by their students in the Bulgarian Empire, drawing on Greek letters and Glagolitic roots. The Latin alphabet and hieroglyphs are not connected to their work. So the alphabet they devised is Glagolitic.