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[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Here’s a fair explanation, but in short there are different kinds of angels described in the abrahamic texts and traditions, and only some of them resemble the classical “human with a pair of wings” depiction. Many wings, many eyes, chimeric fusions, elemental fire and light, and non-biological (to our understanding) forms are among the features of those descriptions.