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24-458: The name Egeria may refer to: Egeria (mythology) , a mythological water nymph and the wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome Egeria (pilgrim) , also called Aetheria , a fourth-century Christian woman who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and wrote a letter about her travels HMS Egeria , any one of three Royal Navy ships USS Egeria ,

48-464: A U.S. Navy repair ship named after the nymph 13 Egeria , an asteroid Egeria, West Virginia , an unincorporated community Egeria (plant) , 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 Egeria , an Armstrong Whitworth Ensign aircraft Topics referred to by

72-568: A deity" ) in the establishment of the original framework of laws and rituals of Rome. Numa is reputed to have written down the teachings of Egeria in "sacred books" that he had buried with him. When a chance accident brought them back to light some 500 years later, the Senate deemed them inappropriate for disclosure to the people, and ordered their destruction. What made them inappropriate was some matter of religious nature with "political" bearing that apparently has not been handed down by Valerius Antias ,

96-705: A gate of Rome, the Porta Capena . Its waters were dedicated to the exclusive use of the Vestals . The ninfeo , a favored picnic spot for nineteenth-century Romans, can still be visited in the archaeological Park of the Caffarella , between the Appian Way and the even more ancient Via Latina , nearby the Baths of Caracalla (a later construction). In the second century, when Herodes Atticus recast an inherited villa nearby as

120-412: A great landscaped estate, the natural grotto was formalized as an arched interior with an apsidal end where a statue of Egeria once stood in a niche; the surfaces were enriched with revetments of green and white marble facings and green porphyry flooring and friezes of mosaic . The primeval spring, one of dozens of springs that flow into the river Almone , was made to feed large pools, one of which

144-565: A protective ritual against lightning strikes and thunder. Numa also invoked communicating with other deities, such as Muses ; hence naturally enough, the somewhat "pale" figure of Egeria was later categorized by the Romans as one of the Camenae , deities who came to be equated with the Greek Muses as Rome fell under the cultural influence of Greece; so Dionysius of Halicarnassus listed Egeria among

168-507: A ritual song. Versions of this story also appear in Seneca the Younger 's play Phaedra , Ovid 's Metamorphoses and Heroides , and Jean Racine 's Phèdre . Virbius was one of two figures associated with the ancient cult of Diana Nemorensis , the other being Egeria . The nature of his function there remains enigmatic. During a later phase of Hellenization , Virbius was assimilated to

192-451: A sceptical phrase. Numa Pompilius died in 673 BC of old age. According to Ovid 's Metamorphoses , with Numa's death, Egeria melted into tears of sorrow, thus becoming a spring ( ...donec pietate dolentis / mota soror Phoebi gelidum de corpore fontem / fecit... ), traditionally identified with the one nearby Porta Capena in Rome. A spring and a grove once sacred to Egeria stand close to

216-468: A very clear way, associated with another figure of the Diana type; their cult is known to have been celebrated at sacred groves , such as the site of Nemi at Aricia , and another one close to Rome (see section below); both goddesses are also associated with water bearing wondrous, religious or medical properties (the source in that grove at Rome was dedicated to the exclusive use of the Vestals ); their cult

240-439: Is a hunter and sportsman who is disgusted by sex and marriage. In consequence, he scrupulously worships Artemis , the virgin huntress, and refuses to honor Aphrodite . Offended by this neglect, Aphrodite causes Phaedra , Hippolytus’ stepmother, to fall in love with him; Hippolytus rejects Phaedra's advances, setting events in motion that lead to his death in a fall from his chariot . Euripides' tragedy Hippolytus describes

264-642: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Egeria (mythology) Egeria may predate Roman myth : she could have been of Italic origin in the sacred forest of Aricia in Latium , her immemorial site, which was equally the grove of Diana Nemorensis ("Diana of Nemi "). At Aricia there was also a Manius Egerius, a male counterpart of Egeria. The name Egeria has been diversely interpreted. Georges Dumézil proposed it came from ē-gerere ("bear out"), suggesting an origin from her childbirth role. It may mean "of

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288-561: The Greek goddess Ilithyia , but most of all, Egeria gave wisdom and prophecy in return for libations of water or milk at her sacred groves . This quality has been made especially popular through the tale of her relationship with Numa Pompilius (the second legendary king of Rome, who succeeded its founder Romulus). According to mythology, she counseled and guided the King Numa Pompilius (Latin numen designates "the expressed will of

312-531: The black poplar " (Greek αἴγειρος, aigeiros ). Her role as prophetess and author of "sacred books" is similar to the Etruscan Vegoia , to whom were attributed various books of prophecy, including the "Libri Fulgurales", which were used to interpret the will of the gods through lightning strikes. Egeria as a nymph or minor goddess of the Roman religious system is of unclear origin; she is consistently, though not in

336-580: The Greek Hippolytus, as a metamorphosis . The version presented by Ovid in Metamorphoses , and by Pausanias , relates a story about Hippolytus that differs from the version presented by Euripides. Hippolytus was resuscitated by Asclepius ; once revived he refused to forgive Theseus and went to Italy and became the king of the Aricians and named a city after Artemis. He ruled as "Virbius" from inside

360-474: The Muses. The precise level of her relationship to Numa has been described diversely. She is typically given the respectful label coniūncta ("consort"); Plutarch is very evasive as of the actual mode of intimacy between Numa and Egeria, and hints that Numa himself entertained a level of ambiguity. By Juvenal 's day, that tradition was treated more critically. Juvenal called her Numa's amīca (or "girlfriend") in

384-465: The death of the hero after a confrontation with his stepmother Phaedra , the second wife of Theseus. Cursed by Aphrodite, Phaedra falls so ardently in love with Hippolytus that she becomes physically ill and decides to end her suffering through suicide. Her nurse tries to save her by revealing the secret to Hippolytus and encouraging him to reciprocate. Hippolytus responds only with horror and disgust, humiliating Phaedra. In despair, and not wanting to admit

408-414: The hands of Aphrodite is recounted by the playwright Euripides . Other versions of the story have also survived. The meaning of Hippolytus' name is ironically ambiguous. Ἱππό translates to 'horse', and the element -λυτος (from λύω 'loosen, destroy') suggests the adjective λυτός, -ή, -όν 'which may be undone, destroyed'. His name thereby takes on the prophetic meaning 'destroyed by horses'. Hippolytus

432-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Egeria . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egeria&oldid=1150921398 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Ship disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

456-448: The shrine of Diana. (The sanctuary forbade horses from entering, which is why it is believed he lived there.) This story of Hippolytus differs from Euripides' version, in that it brings Hippolytus back from the dead to live his life in Italy, while Euripides permanently connects him to his tomb. Virbius was also identified with the sun god Sol / Helios (Phaedra's grandfather). As a result,

480-458: The source that Plutarch was using. Dionysius of Halicarnassus hints that they were actually kept as a very close secret by the Pontifices. She is also gifted with oracular capabilities (she interpreted for Numa the abstruse omens of gods, for instance the episode of the omen from Faunus ). In another episode, she helps Numa in a battle of wits with Jupiter himself, whereby Numa sought to gain

504-432: The true reason for ending her life, she hangs herself and leaves a note for Theseus accusing his son, Hippolytus, of raping her. Theseus, furious, uses one of the three wishes given to him by Poseidon , his father — Theseus calls on Poseidon to kill Hippolytus, who has fled the palace to go hunting. Poseidon sends a sea-monster to terrorize Hippolytus' chariot horses, which become uncontrollable and hurl their master out of

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528-420: The vehicle. Entangled in the reins, Hippolytus is dragged to death. Artemis reconciles father and son by telling Theseus that Phaedra's accusation against Hippolytus was not true. Artemis comforts the dying Hippolytus with a promise to make him the subject of religious practice so that his memory will live forever. She assigns a band of Trozenian maidens the task of preserving the story of Phaedra and Hippolytus in

552-488: Was associated with other, male figures of even more obscure meaning, such as one named Virbius , or a Manius Egerius, presumably a youthful male, that anyway in later years was identified with figures like Atys or Hippolyte, because of the Diana reference (see Frazer). Described sometime as a " mountain nymph " (Plutarch), she is usually regarded as a water nymph and somehow her cult also involved some link with childbirth, like

576-417: Was known as Lacus Salutaris or "Lake of Health". Juvenal regretted an earlier phase of architectural elaboration: Virbius In Greek mythology , Hippolytus ( Ancient Greek : Ἱππόλυτος , romanized :  Hippolutos , lit.   'unleasher of horses'; / h ɪ ˈ p ɒ l ɪ t ə s / ) is the son of Theseus and an Amazon, either Hippolyta or Antiope . His downfall at

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