Quetzalcoatl Mexican God Feathered Snake

Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means "feathered serpent".The worship of a feathered serpent is first documented in Teotihuacan.

Among the Aztecs, whose beliefs are the best-documented in the historical sources, Quetzalcoatl was related to gods of the wind, of Venus, of the dawn, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge. Quetzalcoatl was one of several important gods in the Aztec pantheon, along with the gods Tlaloc, Tezcatlipoca and Huitzilopochtli.

Posted on Aug 13, 2014

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