Egeria
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Egeria
C17: name of the mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome
Example Sentences
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Egeria who taught King Numa was said to be a Camena.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Rousseau tortures himself afresh; Gibbon afresh saps solemn creeds with solemn sneer; afresh Egeria visits Numa in the silence of the night, his breast to hers replying.
From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred
Is it seriously meant to compare the alleged disappearance of Romulus, or the secret interviews of Numa with his Egeria, to a history like this?
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.
Mrs. Mill may have flattered her husband's vanity by echoing his opinions, or she may have indeed been an Egeria, full of inspiration and intellectual helpfulness.
From On Liberty by Mill, John Stuart
Finally, she stole away the heart of the Margrave from his grey-haired Egeria, and wrote to her husband, with whom she still corresponded, that she was to be "treated as a sister."
From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel
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