what is a funeral pyre
A pyre (Greek: ÏÏÏÎ¬; pyra, pyrÃ¡ from, Ïá¿¦Ï, pyr), fire also known as a funeral, pyre is a, structure usually made of, wood for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or. Execution as a form of, cremation a body is placed upon or under the, pyre which is then set on. fire