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Egeria. 1855. Artist: John Henry Foley

Egeria.1855. In Roman religion, she was a water spirit worshiped in connection with Diana at Aricia and also with the Camenae in their grove outside the Porta Capena at Rome. Like Diana, she was a protectress of pregnant women and, like the Camenae, was considered prophetic. Traditionally she was the wife, or mistress, and adviser of King Numa Pompilius, who established the grove at Rome and consorted with her there.

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Egeria. 1855. Artist: John Henry Foley

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Egeria.1855. In Roman religion, she was a water spirit worshiped in connection with Diana at Aricia and also with the Camenae in their grove outside the Porta Capena at Rome. Like Diana, she was a protectress of pregnant women and, like the Camenae, was considered prophetic. Traditionally she was the wife, or mistress, and adviser of King Numa Pompilius, who established the grove at Rome and consorted with her there.

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Album / Guildhall Art Gallery (City of London)/Heritage Images

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3631 x 4807 px | 49.9 MB

Print size:

30.7 x 40.7 cm | 12.1 x 16.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • CENTURY • CLOTHES • COLOR • COLOUR • DRESS • EGERIA • FEMALE • FOLEY • GUILDHALL LIBRARY & ART GALLERY • JOHN HENRY FOLEY • JOHN HENRY • LADY • MARBLE • MARBRE • MYTHICAL FIGURE • MYTHOLOGY • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NUDITY • PEOPLE • PROPHETIC • ROBE • ROBES • SCULPTURE • WOMAN • WOMEN