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{{ | [[File:ACOD_Prytaneion_close_view.jpg|thumb|250px|Prytaneion]] | ||
The '''Prytaneion''' was a building in the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]], [[Elis]], [[Greece]]. | |||
The '''Prytaneion''' was a building in [[Olympia]], [[Elis]], [[Greece]] | |||
==History== | |||
The Prytaneion was the residence for the priests and game officials of the [[Olympic Games]], as well as the house for the altar in honor of the goddess [[Hestia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Prytaneion]]</ref>. Upon the altar burned the Fire of Hestia, which was used to light all the braziers within the Sanctuary, and came to be called {{Wiki|Olympic flame}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis: Modern Olympic Flame]]</ref> | |||
== | During the 428 BCE Olympics the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the building.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOD Prytaneion.jpg|Overview of the building | |||
Elis-SoO-PrytaneionFireofHestia.jpg|The Fire of Hestia | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in Elis]] | [[Category:Locations in Elis]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in the Valley of Olympia]] | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in the Sanctuary of Olympia]] | |||
[[Category:Facilities]] | |||
[[Category:Shrines]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:44, 17 October 2021
This article is about the prytaneion in the Sanctuary of Olympia. For other uses, see Prytaneion.
The Prytaneion was a building in the Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis, Greece.
History[edit | edit source]
The Prytaneion was the residence for the priests and game officials of the Olympic Games, as well as the house for the altar in honor of the goddess Hestia.[1]. Upon the altar burned the Fire of Hestia, which was used to light all the braziers within the Sanctuary, and came to be called Olympic flame.[2]
During the 428 BCE Olympics the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the building.[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Overview of the building -
The Fire of Hestia
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Prytaneion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis: Modern Olympic Flame
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey