Editing Angels in Christianity (section)

==== Cherubim ====
{{Main|Cherub}}
[[File:Tetramorph meteora.jpg|upright=1|thumb|right|A cherub, as described by Ezekiel and according to traditional Christian [[iconography]]]]
In the [[Book of Ezekiel]], and in some Christian icons, the [[cherub]] is depicted as having two pairs of wings, and four faces: that of a [[lion]] (representative of all [[wild animals]]), an [[ox]] ([[domestic animals]]), a [[human]] (humanity), and an [[eagle]] ([[bird]]s).{{sfn|Wood|2008|pp=2–4}} Their legs were straight, the soles of their feet like the hooves of a bull, gleaming like polished brass. Later tradition ascribes to them a variety of physical appearances.{{sfn|Wood|2008|pp=2–4}} In Western Christian tradition, cherubim have become associated with the [[putto]] (derived from classical [[Cupid]]/[[Eros]]), resulting in depictions of cherubim as small, plump, winged boys.{{sfn|Wood|2008|p=1}}