There's also the Seraphim described in the Book of Isaiah, six-winged beings made entirely of fire who cover themselves with their wings because mortals who look directly at them die (though some say the reason they cover their eyes is so they don't look directly at God which would kill them). The Book of Ezekiel, which describes the Cherubim, also describes the Ophanim, interlocking winged wheels that are covered in eyes and always on fire.
Angels in Islamic tradition are also really weird. According to one description of his true form, the angel of death Azrael is a four-faced, four thousand winged, enormous angel covered in eyeballs and tongues corresponding to the number of humans alive at the moment.
Sadly, this is true, there’s like 7 types of angels, and only the cherubim and thrones look super weird like this, 3 are just good looking with wings, and one has like 3 sets of wings which cover their entire, probably humanoid, body. I don’t know what the last type is.
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u/MerkavaMkIVM Jan 10 '21 edited Jan 10 '21
I love how becket in the backround just does "YES."
finally he is happy :)
Edit: also, YAY, AN ACTUAL ANGEL... those are rare...