Prytaneion

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek building
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Olympia
gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:associatedWith prytanis (magistrate)
gptkbp:category civic architecture
gptkbp:contains sacred fire of Hestia
gptkbp:etymology from Greek πρυτανεῖον
gptkbp:function gptkb:city
public hearth
gptkbp:governedBy prytaneis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prytaneion
gptkbp:location ancient Greek cities
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Hestia
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Athens_Prytaneion
gptkb:Olympia_Prytaneion
gptkbp:period gptkb:Archaic_Greece
gptkb:Hellenistic_Greece
gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:relatedTo prytaneis (executive officials)
gptkbp:religiousSignificance worship of Hestia
gptkbp:symbolizes unity of the city
gptkbp:usedFor hosting foreign ambassadors
hosting honored citizens
official banquets
public feasts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4