alleryStart learning →Which solid did Plato associate with fire?
ARegular cube
BTetrahedron
COctahedron
DIcosahedron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Tetrahedron
Plato matched fire with the tetrahedron, earth with the cube, air with the octahedron and water with the icosahedron.
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