Quetzalcoatl
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ehecatl | 1 |
| Feathered Serpent | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ehecatl
this entity surface form:
Feathered Serpent