Egeria (mythology)

Egeria
Nymph, giver of laws and rituals
Sculpture of Egeria on a fountain in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Other namesAegeria
Major cult centerspring and grove near the Porta Capena; Nympheum of Egeria; Temple of Diana at Nemi
Genderfemale
Consortpossibly Numa Pompilius
Equivalents
Etruscan equivalentpossibly Vegoia
A 16th-century drawing of Egeria

Egeria (Latin: [eːˈgɛria],[1] Ancient Greek: Ἠγερία[2]) was a nymph attributed a legendary role in the early history of Rome as a divine consort and counselor of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, to whom she imparted laws and rituals pertaining to ancient Roman religion. Her name is used as an eponym for a female advisor or counselor.

  1. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012). Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 653.
  2. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, 2.61.1

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