Is it seriously meant to compare the alleged disappearance of Romulus, or the secret interviews of Numa with his egeria, to a history like this?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
She was frankly Silvia to those who knew and cared; but there was no trace of the egeria in her pose.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
She would be his egeria and inspire his muse; with an invisible aureole surrounding her head she would stimulate and encourage him to noble undertakings and great achievements; she would tend him with the holy devotion of a sister of mercy....
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann