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==History== | ==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> | 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> | During the 428 BCE Olympics the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the building.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 22 September 2026
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
