Egeria

noun

a female adviser

Word Origin

C17: name of the mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome

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Examples from the Web for egeria

Historical Examples

They were four in number, the best known of whom are Carmenta and Egeria.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
E.M. Berens
I have said that Egeria allies herself with the expansive forces of Nature.
What Is and What Might Be
Edmond Holmes
On entering it, Egeria found all the children in their places and at work.
What Is and What Might Be
Edmond Holmes
There is another way in which Egeria brings music into the lives of the children.
What Is and What Might Be
Edmond Holmes
Remember that at your age one has need, like Oedipus, of an Egeria!
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Anatole France

Egeria

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for egeria

Historical Examples

They were four in number, the best known of whom are Carmenta and Egeria.

I have said that Egeria allies herself with the expansive forces of Nature.

On entering it, Egeria found all the children in their places and at work.

There is another way in which Egeria brings music into the lives of the children.

Remember that at your age one has need, like Oedipus, of an Egeria!