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In Anglo-Saxon paganism, Rheda (Latinized from Old English '' *Hrêðe'' or '' *Hrêða'', possibly meaning "the famous" or "the victorious"〔Simek (2007:159).〕) is a goddess connected with the month '"Rhedmonth"' (from Old English '' *Hrēþmōnaþ''). Rheda is attested solely by Bede in his 8th century work ''De temporum ratione''. While the name of the goddess appears in Bede's Latin manuscript as ''Rheda'', it is reconstructed into Old English as '' *Hrēþe'' and is sometimes modernly anglicized as Hretha (also "Hrethe" or "Hrede"). ''Hrēþmōnaþ'' is one of three events (apart from the days of the week) that refer to deities in the Anglo-Saxon calendar—the other two being ''Ēostermōnaþ'' and ''Mōdraniht''. ==''De temporum ratione''== In chapter 15 of his work ''De temporum ratione'', Bede provides information about English months and celebrations. Bede records that ''Hrēþmōnaþ'' is analogous to March, and details that "Hrethmonath is named for their goddess Hretha, to whom they sacrificed at this time" (''Rhed-monath a Dea illorum Rheda, cui in illo sacrificabant, nominatur…''). Bede notes that ''Hrēþmōnaþ'' occurs between ''Solmōnaþ'' (February), so named due to the offerings of cakes to the gods during the month, and ''Ēostermōnaþ'' (April), named after the goddess Ēostre.〔English translation by Wallis (1999:53–54). Original Latin from Giles (1843:179).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rheda (mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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