Egeria. 1855 summer there are musicians playing

there are musicians playing

'Mount Vesuvius

Showing two young French women surrounded by English servants chatting while they complete dressing

and the tower of St John's dominating the scene

Egeria. 1855 summer there are musicians playingEgeria. 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.