Kutsal ocak kavramı ve Yunan Ocak Tanrıcası ile beraber bunların Prytaneion yapısı, bu yapının kökenleri ve gelişimi ile ilgisinin incelenmesi

This thesis examines the concept of the sacred hearth and also Hestia, the goddess of thesacred hearth in Greece in association with the origins and developments of thePrytaneion, which is connected to one of the most important civic institutions of theGreek city-state. In the thesis, the meaning and functions of the Prytaneion are defined inaccordance with the literary and epigraphic sources. Some identified and excavatedexamples are also described in the thesis. Related to the Prytaneion, the monumentalhearths in the Mycenaean palaces and examples of house architecture from the Iron Agewill be emphasized briefly to look at the possible cultic and architectural origins of thePrytaneion.Keywords: Prytaneion, sacred hearth, perpetual fire, Hestia, goddess of the hearth, city-state, civic institution, house, domestic architecture.