Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In Roman mythology, the goddess Egeria ("of the black poplar") was a goddess of birth, wisdom and one of the Camenae. 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.