It begins with Hermocrates relating a tale about Solon to the title character, a citizen of Locris, who responds by distinguishing between that which always is and that which was created.
Gregory Vlastos's dissertation on this work took an unusual literal interpretation, and Julia Kristeva borrows its term chora to refer to her "maternal receptacle."  It begins with Hermocrates relating a tale about Solon to the title character, a citizen of Locris, who responds by distinguishing between that which always is and that which was created. The title character then goes on to relate the planets to the Pythagorean intervals. It introduces the demiurge and posits five elements, those being the quintessence and four others that correspond with certain "perfect" solids.  Considered the most important Platonic dialogue during the Middle Ages, FTP, name this work that includes a description of Atlantis and that details Plato's theory of creation.
Gregory Vlastos's dissertation on this work took an unusual literal interpretation, and Julia Kristeva borrows its term chora to refer to her "maternal receptacle."  
Timaeus