Egeria
Britishnoun
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Origin of Egeria
C17: name of the mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome
Example Sentences
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He was arrested in October 2014 after her body was found buried on his farm in the Egeria area near the Mercer and Raleigh county line.
From Washington Times
I am a man again, thanks to you, Lucrezia, my inspirer, my Muse, my Egeria.
From Project Gutenberg
The fine grove of old ilex-trees on the hillside, was at the same time pointed out as the sacred grove of Egeria.
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We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."
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Plutarch discusses the question of such bodily appearances in connexion with the legend of Numa and Egeria.
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