Quetzalcoatl

E29907

Aztec deity Mesoamerican deity feathered serpent deity

Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Quetzalcoatl canonical	25
Feathered Serpent	2
Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent)	2
Aztec god Quetzalcoatl	1
Ehecatl	1
Feathered Serpent deity	1
Quetzalcóatl	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aztec deity ⓘ Mesoamerican deity ⓘ feathered serpent deity ⓘ
act	brought maize to humanity ⓘ created humans from bones of previous ages ⓘ retrieved bones from Mictlan ⓘ
associatedWith	creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ kingship ⓘ knowledge ⓘ learning ⓘ morning star ⓘ planet Venus ⓘ priests ⓘ wind ⓘ
culture	Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: Aztec culture Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ surface form: Teotihuacan culture Toltec civilization ⓘ surface form: Toltec culture
depiction	feathered serpent ⓘ human figure with serpent attributes ⓘ
equivalent	Gukumatz ⓘ Kukulkan ⓘ
familyRelation	brother of Tezcatlipoca ⓘ son of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl in some traditions ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Aztec mythology ⓘ Toltec civilization ⓘ surface form: Toltec mythology
nameLanguage	Nahuatl ⓘ
nameMeaning	Quetzalcoatl self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Feathered Serpent
notableTemple	Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan ⓘ
opposedPractice	human sacrifice in some traditions ⓘ
religion	Aztec religion ⓘ Mesoamerican religion ⓘ Toltec religion ⓘ
role	creator god ⓘ culture hero ⓘ god of arts ⓘ god of crafts ⓘ god of knowledge ⓘ god of wind ⓘ lawgiver ⓘ patron of learning ⓘ patron of priests ⓘ
symbol	feathered serpent ⓘ wind jewel ⓘ
templeType	pyramid temple ⓘ
worshipPlace	Cholula ⓘ Tenochtitlan ⓘ Tula ⓘ
worshipRegion	Central Mexico ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction

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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

Input

Subject: Quetzalcoatl
Description of subject: Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesoamerica → hasKeyDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Aztec Empire → pantheonIncludes → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Quetzalcoatl → nameMeaning → Quetzalcoatl self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feathered Serpent

Toltec civilization → majorDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Great Pyramid of Cholula → dedicatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Nahua → majorDeityHistorically → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Cempoala → mainDeityVenerated → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ehecatl

Mexica → majorDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → importantDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Tezcatlipoca → sibling → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Tula → associatedWith → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Aztec mythology → hasCentralDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan → dedicatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feathered Serpent deity

Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan → dedicatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent)

Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan → associatedWithDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feathered Serpent

Tula de Allende → dedicatedToDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Kukulkan → identifiedWith → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aztec god Quetzalcoatl

Kukulkan → hasNameInClassicalNahuatl → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Kukulkan → equivalent → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Gukumatz → identifiedWith → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Gukumatz → equivalentInAztecPantheon → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Ciudadela complex → associatedWithDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent)

Platform of Venus → associatedWithDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Kukulcán → equivalentTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia → featuresCharacter → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

archaeological zone of Cholula → associatedWithDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid → dedicatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Tlachihualtepetl → dedicatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

The Plumed Serpent → hasMythologicalElement → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Quetzalcóatl International Airport → namedAfter → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quetzalcóatl

Xipe Totec → relatedTo → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ

Mesoamerican mythology → hasDeity → Quetzalcoatl ⓘ