Egeria

British  

/ ɪˈdʒɪərɪə /

noun

1. a female adviser

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Etymology

Origin of Egeria

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

Example Sentences

Egeria who taught King Numa was said to be a Camena.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Numa, King-- inventor of religion, 8. and the nymph, Egeria, 100.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

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

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

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