I will focus in particular on the role of the male Demiurge as the author of matter and how his creation is replicated by the pantheon of Greek gods, who are said to create humans, and how This account transgresses conventional ones that focus on the earth and physical nature. As part of these considerations, I will also deal with Judith Butler and Luce Irigarary's readings of this theory of materiality. In the second section, I will consider the implications of the demiurgic model of creation and how it manifests itself in the preceding tale that consolidates the association of the ancient Athenians with their patroness, Athena. I will show that Athena is understood to be strongly connected to the Demiurge and his creation, and passes this association on to the ancient Athenians, who demonstrate the reality and power of the demiurgic model of creation. This is particularly demonstrated through the ancient Athenian victory over the Atlanteans, who are associated with a more conventional model of creation and which Plato believes to be a faulty model of creation. Third, I will show how the perseverance of this tale and the character of the ancient Athenians through history and epic poetry through a revered figure like Solon shows not only Plato's interest in the cultural and political impact that his theory of matter has on everyday life, but it is a means of consolidating theory in a broad cultural environment. Ultimately, the cultural underpinning of the theory of materiality, which underlies ancient Athenian practices and characters that contemporary Athenians should model, serves to establish the political structures supported in the Republic and reaffirmed at the beginning of the Timaeus. Plato's metaphysical theories and politics therefore have a symbiotic relationship to which the established political practices lead