Egeria. 1855 Size:S: 36 x 28cm there are very few women

there are very few women

In a cage beneath sits Denman

View of the old King's Head public house

Advertisement of about 1850

also showing figures and horse drawn vehicles

Egeria. 1855 Size:S: 36 x 28cm there are very few womenEgeria. 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.