Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl

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Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl is a semi-legendary Toltec priest-king and culture hero often identified with the feathered serpent deity Quetzalcoatl in Mesoamerican mythology.

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instanceOf Mesoamerican culture hero
Toltec ruler
priest-king
semi-legendary figure
appearsIn Anales de Cuauhtitlan traditions NERFINISHED
Codex Chimalpopoca traditions
associatedWith Mesoamerican mythology
Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED
feathered serpent deity
associatedWithPlace Gulf Coast NERFINISHED
culture Toltec civilization NERFINISHED
departureDirection eastward
ethnicGroup Toltecs NERFINISHED
influenced Aztec royal ideology
later Quetzalcoatl myths
knownFor association with arts and knowledge
opposition to human sacrifice
promotion of self-sacrifice and penance
religious reforms
languageContext Classical Nahuatl
legacy model of righteous rulership
prototype of later Mesoamerican priest-kings
linkedTo city of Tollan NERFINISHED
city of Tula
mythologicalStatus semi-legendary
nameMeaning Our Prince Feathered Serpent NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme conflict with Tezcatlipoca
culture-bringer
exiled ruler
oftenIdentifiedAs incarnation of Quetzalcoatl
oftenIdentifiedWith Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED
religion Mesoamerican religion
role culture hero
king
priest
sourceTradition Aztec chronicles NERFINISHED
Nahua historical traditions
timePeriod 10th century
Early Postclassic Mesoamerica
title Lord Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED
Our Prince
Topiltzin NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Central Mexico NERFINISHED
Tollan NERFINISHED
Tula NERFINISHED
worshipType hero cult

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Tula associatedWith Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl