Angels. The Fae. Wings. This is something a lot of people have mentioned to me. You cannot dive into Old Persia without noticing the amount of Winged Lions, Men, and Animals. The Lamassu.

In short, “Wings” meant “Gods” and this would later become “Cherubs” and then later Zoroastrian’s Winged Sun, and then Ancient Greek Gods, and then Christian Angels. 

The Persian and Mesopotamian Winged Gods are the Origin of Winged Beings. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamassu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_genie

Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are usually bearded male figures sporting birds’ wings. The Genii are a reappearing trait in ancient Assyrian art, and are displayed most prominently in palaces or places of royalty. The two most notable places where the genies existed were Ashurnasirpal II’s palace Kalhu and Sargon II’s palace Dur-Sharrukin.