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      The study of the concept of the sacred hearth and Greek goddess of the hearth and their association with the Prytaneion, its origins, and its development

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      Çayır, Esra
      Advisor
      Morin, Jacques
      Date
      2006
      Publisher
      Bilkent University
      Language
      English
      Type
      Thesis
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      Abstract
      This thesis examines the concept of the sacred hearth and also Hestia, the goddess of the sacred hearth in Greece in association with the origins and developments of the Prytaneion, which is connected to one of the most important civic institutions of the Greek city-state. In the thesis, the meaning and functions of the Prytaneion are defined in accordance with the literary and epigraphic sources. Some identified and excavated examples are also described in the thesis. Related to the Prytaneion, the monumental hearths in the Mycenaean palaces and examples of house architecture from the Iron Age will be emphasized briefly to look at the possible cultic and architectural origins of the Prytaneion.
      Keywords
      Prytaneion
      Sacred hearth
      Perpetual fire
      Hestia
      Goddess of the hearth
      City-state
      Civic institution
      House
      Domestic architecture
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