1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;metaphorically, πυρσὸς ὕμνων (Pindar); plural the fires of love , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

2. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire , (Herdotus Historicus)

3. plural πύρσα, watch-fires , (Euripides) (ML)