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This article is about the prytaneion in Olympia. You may be looking for Prytaneion in Athens.

The Prytaneion was a building in the Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis, Greece, where priests and game officials for the Olympic Games resided in. It contained an altar in honor of Hestia and was where the Olympic flame burned.

During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the building during her time in the city to compete in the Olympics.^[1]

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 The '''Prytaneion''' was a building in the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]], [[Elis]], [[Greece]], where priests and game officials for the [[Olympic Games]] resided in. It contained an altar in honor of [[Hestia]] and was where the {{Wiki|Olympic flame}} burned.
-During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the building during her time in the city to compete in the Olympics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the building during her time in the city to compete in the Olympics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
 ACOD Prytaneion.jpg|Overview of the building
+Elis-SoO-PrytaneionFire.jpg|The altar of Hestia and the home of the Olympic flame
 </gallery>