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
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
And that if we look, therefore, for the right idiot——" "We shall find the right woman—our friend's mystic Egeria?
From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry
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.
The famous Egeria Hulchen was the leader there.
From The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
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