In Roman mythology, the goddess Egeria ("of the black poplar") was a goddess of childbirth, wisdom and prophecy and was one of the Camenae. She may have been of Etruscan origins. She was married to Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome, and taught him matters relating to being a wise and just king.
When Numa Pompilius died, she changed him into a well, located in the forest of Aricia, holy to Diana, in Latium.
In Roman mythology, the water nymph Egeria ("of the fl poplar") was associated with Diana, presiding over childbirth (for her aid was invoked by women in labor), and sharing her wisdom and prophecy.
Egeria was one of the Camenae who were superceded by the Muses as Rome fell under the cultural hegemony of Greece; so Dionysius of Halicarnassus listed her among the Muses (ii.
Egeria seems to predate Roman myth and to have been of Etruscan origins, for she was a nymph consort to Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome, whom she would meet in her sacred grove and whom she taught matters relating to being a wise and just king (Livy i.
In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring.
While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime.
Her festival, the Floralia, was held in April or early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, marked with dancing, drinking, and flowers.
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