Scent of Hyacinth

The Scent of Hyacinth weaves a romantic adventure around the legend of Numa Pompilius, Rome''s second king, and a water nymph named Egeria. Tradition ran that Egeria was the mistress of wise King Numa, that he consorted with her in the secrecy of a sacred grove, and that the laws which he gave the Romans were inspired by communion with her divinity.

Prima, the daughter of assassinated King Romulu...