Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

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Mesoamerican pyramid archaeological site feature monument religious structure

The Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent is an early 3rd-century Mesoamerican step pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of feathered serpent deities and its role in religious and political life of the ancient city.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent canonical	2
Temple of the Feathered Serpent	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
Context triple: [Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan, hasAlternativeName, Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent]

A. Pyramid of the Sun
The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest and most iconic pyramid in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, renowned as a monumental religious and ceremonial structure.
B. Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
C. Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
D. Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
E. Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
Target entity description: The Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent is an early 3rd-century Mesoamerican step pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of feathered serpent deities and its role in religious and political life of the ancient city.

A. Pyramid of the Sun
The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest and most iconic pyramid in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, renowned as a monumental religious and ceremonial structure.
B. Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
C. Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
D. Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
E. Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican pyramid ⓘ archaeological site feature ⓘ monument ⓘ religious structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Temple of Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Feathered Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Talud-tablero ⓘ
associatedWith	human sacrifice ⓘ militaristic iconography ⓘ state power in Teotihuacan ⓘ
constructionEnd	early 3rd century CE ⓘ
constructionStart	early 3rd century CE ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Teotihuacan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Feathered Serpent deity NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavatedBy	Mexican archaeologists ⓘ
excavationStart	early 20th century ⓘ
function	ceremonial platform ⓘ political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ
hasDiscovery	mass sacrificial burials around the pyramid ⓘ
hasFeature	decorative shells and other iconography ⓘ elaborate stone carvings ⓘ feathered serpent heads projecting from the façade ⓘ sculpted serpent bodies running along the pyramid sides ⓘ step pyramid form ⓘ substructure pyramid inside later construction ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure	Avenue of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubterraneanFeature	tunnels and chambers beneath the structure ⓘ
heightApprox	about 20 meters ⓘ
iconographyRepresents	fertility symbolism ⓘ
iconographyRepresents	royal or state authority ⓘ water symbolism ⓘ
locatedIn	Avenue of the Dead area of Teotihuacan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico ⓘ State of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Teotihuacan NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ
numberOfSacrificialVictims	over 100 ⓘ
partOf	Ciudadela complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Teotihuacan UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Classic period Mesoamerica ⓘ
religiousTradition	Mesoamerican religion ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan → hasAlternativeName → Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent ⓘ

Avenue of the Dead → flankedBy → Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Feathered Serpent

Ciudadela complex → contains → Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent ⓘ