Meaning of Hretha | Babel Free

Definitions

An Anglo-Saxon goddess.

Examples

“And now I stand⟳ before you as a man who would wish⟳ to serve⟳ you as warrior at the sword-play. For I have⟳ no other use⟳. The words of the goddess Hretha I can hear⟳ no more.”

“Alternatively, this group might consist⟳ of the goddess Frig, associated with two other female deities (possibly Eostre and Hretha?) – but we cannot be certain that the Anglo-Saxons worshipped Frig.”

“The name⟳ and image of the Saxon pagan goddess Hretha on Caden’s own⟳ shield had been beaten nearly into oblivion.”

““We ought to build⟳ a shrine to the Goddess Hretha in this place⟳.””

“In De Temporum Ratione, Bede states that March⟳ was called Hrethmonath by the Anglo-Saxons because they made sacrifices to the Goddess Hretha then. Hretha means fame or honour, which suggests Hretha was a warrior like⟳ Mars, who gives us the modern name⟳ March⟳. Hrethmonath marks the end⟳ of winter, so Hretha could be seen as the Goddess who battles and defeats winter.”

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