# Rheic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to a Paleozoic ocean between the large continent Gondwana to the south and the microcontinents Avalonia and others to the north.

## Etymology
From Rhea (“a Titan in Greek mythology”) + -ic, for her being the sister of Iapetus (after whom had previously been named the predecessor of the Atlantic Ocean, for being the father of its eponym Atlas).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rheic