Egeria

Numa Pompilius and the Nymph Egeria: Roman Legend

Numa Pompilius and the nymph Egeria stand at the crossroads of Roman legend and religious history, linking the city’s second king with the divine source of his reforms. This article explores how ancient writers used their association to explain Rome’s rites, calendar, and priesthoods, while revealing the shifting traditions that kept Egeria’s role both sacred and mysterious.