Rheda
deity Germanic single tradition · 2
Rheda is a goddess who was worshipped during the Anglo-Saxon month of Hrēþ-mōnaþ. Bede mentions the worship of Rheda in his 8th-century work De temporum ratione.
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When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 700
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Bede in the 8th century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Baduhenna, Regnator omnium deus, Tamfana, Ēostre, matronae Austriahenae, Isis, Nerthus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Simek pointed to a comparison with the goddess Rheda, also attested by Bede.”
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“Rheda maybe an Anglo-Saxon goddess of war and/or spring mentioned by Bede.”
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