106- Numa and the Nymph

About this episode

The episode explores the story of Egeria, the nymph associated with Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.

The second king of Rome may be dead, but his story isn't quite. Today, we scrape together the crumbs of evidence our primary and secondary sources give us concerning Egeria. Is she a nymph? A goddess? Is she Numa's second wife or his lover? And what's the deal with her maybe turning into a spring? Let the defence and prosecution assemble! Time period: 716- 627 BCE Relevant individuals: Numa Pompilius, Egeria Sources for this episode: TBA

People in this episode

Hosts: Vince, Cassie

Topics covered

• Roman history
• Numa Pompilius
• Egeria
• mythology
• goddesses
• nymphs

Keywords

• Numa Pompilius
• Egeria
• nymph
• goddess
• Roman history
• mythology
• spring

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