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==Octahedron==
==Octahedron==
The third Platonic Solid is a triangle with eight (8) faces and represents the element air. It is related to the intersection paths of the planets Mars and Earth and this was first documented by Johannes Kepler.


The third Platonic Solid is a triangle with eight (8) faces and represents the element air. It is related to the intersection paths of the planets Mars and Earth and this was first documented by Johannes Kepler.
An octagon is so named because it is a two-dimensional figure with eight sides. An octahedron is the name of a three-dimensional figure with eight faces. An octagram is a two-dimensional figure (star) drawn with eight lines.


==Dodecahedron==
==Dodecahedron==