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title: Cherub
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<h2 id="cherub">Cherub</h2>

A fabulous beast of the [Egyptian tradition](https://mitologiaegipcia.idoneos.com/), with many wings and covered in eyes.

It was considered the emblem of the nocturnal sky, of religion, and of vigilance. It is estimated that the word **cherub**, which as is well known designates [one of the categories of angelic beings, guardians of God](/en/los__mitos_en_las_grandes_religiones/angeles/#querubines), derives from this. Indeed, the cherub were winged beings and were associated with functions of vigilance.