QUETZALCOATL was one of the most powerful and multifaceted gods in Mesoamerican religions. The cult of Quetzalcoatl, the "quetzal-feathered serpent," was prominent in central Mexico from at least the time of Teotihuacán...

(from Nahuatl quetzalli, “tail feather of the quetzal bird [Pharomachrus mocinno],” and coatl, “snake”), the Feathered Serpent, one of the major deities of the ancient Mexican pantheon. Representations of a feathered snake occur...

(‘feathered snake’) Originally, an ancient Mexican local god, possibly based on a historical priest-king; subsequently, the culture-hero of the Toltecs. The Aztecs furnished him with various offices: god of the wind, god of the zodiac (the...

Feathered Serpent, a major deity of ancient Mexico. Quetzalcóatl began as a god of vegetation in the Teotihuacán civilization. For the Toltecs he was the god of the morning and evening star. The Aztecs revered him as the patron of...

Quetzalcoatl (pronounced [ketsalËkoËaËtɬ] in Nahuatl) is an Aztec sky and creator god. The name is a combination of quetzal, a brightly colored Mesoamerican bird, and coatl, meaning serpent. Quetzalcoatl is often referred to as The Feathered Serpent...