Supernatural

===Angel===
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[[File:GuidoReni MichaelDefeatsSatan.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]] wears a late Roman military cloak and cuirass in this 17th-century depiction by [[Guido Reni]].]]
[[File:Bernhard Plockhorst - Schutzengel.jpg|thumb|upright|''Schutzengel'' (English: "Guardian Angel") by [[Bernhard Plockhorst]] depicts a [[guardian angel]] watching over two children.]]
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various [[religion]]s and [[Mythology|mythologies]]. In [[Abrahamic religions]] and [[Zoroastrianism]], angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between [[God]] or [[Heaven]] and [[Earth]].<ref>The Free Dictionary [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/angel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108092531/http://www.thefreedictionary.com/angel |date=2012-11-08 }} retrieved 1 September 2012</ref><ref name="ReligFacts">{{Cite web |url=http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/angels.htm |title="Angels in Christianity." Religion Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2014 |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-date=2015-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406134902/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/beliefs/angels.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks.<ref>[http://www.augustinus.it/latino/esposizioni_salmi/index2.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009114455/http://www.augustinus.it/latino/esposizioni_salmi/index2.htm |date=2011-10-09 }}[[Augustine of Hippo]]'s ''Enarrationes in Psalmos'', 103, I, 15'', augustinus.it'' {{in lang|la}}</ref> Within Abrahamic religions, angels are often organized into hierarchies, although such rankings may vary between sects in each religion, and are given specific names or titles, such as [[Gabriel]] or "[[Destroying angel (Bible)|Destroying angel]]". The term "angel" has also been expanded to various notions of spirits or figures found in other religious traditions. The theological study of angels is known as "angelology".

[[Angels in art|In fine art]], angels are usually depicted as having the shape of human beings of extraordinary beauty;<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angel|title=Definition of ANGEL|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=2016-05-02|archive-date=2023-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628235313/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angel|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1521-angelology|title=ANGELOLOGY - JewishEncyclopedia.com|website=jewishencyclopedia.com|access-date=2016-05-02|archive-date=2016-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520024437/https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1521-angelology|url-status=live}}</ref> they are often identified using the [[symbol]]s of [[Bird flight|bird wings]],<ref>Proverbio (2007), pp. 90–95; cf. review in ''[[La Civiltà Cattolica]]'', 3795–3796 (2–16 August 2008), pp. 327–328.</ref> [[Halo (religious iconography)|halos]],<ref>Didron, Vol 2, pp.68–71</ref> and [[light]].