Othello

In Act 2 Scene 1, How does Cassio refer to Desdemona? To what Christian figure does this allude?

Act 2 Scene 1

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He hath achieved a maid

That paragons description and wild fame,

One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens,

And in th' essential vesture of creation

Does tire the ingener.

He essentially calls her God's masterpiece alluding to perhaps Eve or an angel.