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pyra , ae, f., = πυρά.
I. A funeral pile, pyre (pure Lat. rogus), Verg. A. 6, 215; 11, 185; Ov. F. 2, 534; id. Ib. 36; Auct. B. Afr. 91; Vulg. Ezech. 24, 9.—
B. A fire, Vulg. Act. 28, 2.—
II. Pyra , ae, f., the name of the place on Mount Œta where Hercules is said to have burned himself, Liv. 36, 30.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.215
    • New Testament, Acts, 28.2
    • Old Testament, Ezekiel, 24.9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 30
    • Ovid, Fasti, 2
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