Egeria

[After Egeria, Roman nymph or goddess and adviser to Numa Pompilius, a legendary Roman king.]

Ēgeria, in Roman religion, Italian water-nymph, to whom pregnant women sacrificed to secure easy delivery. She was worshipped in association with the goddess Diana at Aricia in Latium, and with the Camenae at a grove outside the gate known as the Porta Capena at Rome, where from a spring the Vestal Virgins drew water daily. She was said to be the consort and adviser of Numa Pompilius, legendary second king of Rome (715–673 BC), whom she used to meet by night at the Porta Capena and instruct in statesmanship and religion. At his death she was said to have moved to Africa.

The name Egeria may refer to:

• Egeria (mythology), a mythological water nymph and the wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome. She is shown on the coat of arms of Ariccia.
  • a synonym of counsel, from the nymph
• USS Egeria (ARL-8), a U.S. Navy repair ship named after the nymph
• Egeria (pilgrim), also called Aetheria, a fourth century Christian woman, sometimes assumed to be a nun, who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and wrote a letter about her travels
• 13 Egeria, an asteroid
• Egeria (genus), a genus of aquatic plants
• "Egeria" (Rome), an episode of the television series Rome
• Egeria, a character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
• Dutch investment company, main owner of NRC Handelsblad

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