Lesson 20 of 20 · 15 moves
Metatron’s Cube
Find the cube and the star tetrahedron hidden in the Fruit of Life.
Join the thirteen centres of the Fruit of Life with straight lines and all five Platonic solids appear as shadows. Here you will draw two of them.
The outer hexagon with three spokes from the centre is a cube seen corner-on. The two great triangles are the star tetrahedron.
The app snaps to every crossing, checks your construction exactly, and offers hints one move at a time.
Step by step
Join the outer centres into a hexagon.
Continue the hexagon (5 times).
Three spokes from the centre to alternate corners make a cube.
The second spoke.
The third spoke: a cube, seen corner-on.
Now join every second outer centre: two great triangles.
Continue the triangles (5 times).
What it shows
A cube and a star tetrahedron, flattened into the plane. Lift the figure in Explore to see them stand up in space.
