Quetzalcóatl
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Mexico
Article abstract: Quetzalcóatl, one of the three great Aztec gods, was a benevolent deity who presided over learning and the priesthood
Quetzalcóatl, commonly referred to as the Feathered or Plumed Serpent, was one of the three Aztec “great gods.” These gods ranked in importance immediately under the four creative deities and above the various gods of fertility, nature, the planets, and constellations. The other two great gods were Huitzilopochtli, Hummingbird Wizard or Hummingbird of the South, war and sun god, the chief god of Tenochtitlán (present-day...
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