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Quetzalcoatl was often considered the god of the morning star, and his twin brother Xolotl was the evening star . As the morning star, he was known by the title Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli , meaning "lord of the star of the dawn".
Motolinía's Memoriales, and the Codex Chimalpopoca relate that the Toltec ruler Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl became the morning star when he died. [3] Quetzalcoatl throws himself into a bonfire after adorning his regalia. Once he started burning, his ashes were lifted and various beautiful birds were sacrificed until Quetzalcoatl's spirit leaves his ...
Quetzalcoatl, god of life, the light and wisdom, lord of the winds and daytime, ruler of the West. Huitzilopochtli, god of war and sacrifice, lord of the sun and fire, ruler of the South. Xolotl, god of lightning, death, and fire, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl) Ehecatl, god of wind (a form of Quetzalcoatl)
The Aztec feathered serpent deity known as Quetzalcoatl is known from several Aztec codices, such as the Florentine codex, as well as from the records of the Spanish conquistadors. Quetzalcoatl was known as the deity of wind and rain, bringer of knowledge, the inventor of books, and associated with the planet Venus.
Xolotl, god of death who is associated with Venus and the Evening Star. He is the twin god and a double of Quetzalcoatl. Cuāxolōtl, god who is assumed to be the female counterpart of Xolotl. Cuaxolotl appears to be a manifestation of Chāntico, although there seems to be some conflicting opinions. Tloque-Nahuaque, experimental god of monotheism.
The major attraction of the site is Pyramid B also called the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl or of the Morning Star. It is a five-tiered structure similar to the Temple of the Warriors at Chichen Itza . At the top of Pyramid B are four massive columns each carved in the likeness of Toltec warriors which once supported the roof of the temple on top of ...
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Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl constitute the twin phases of Venus as the morning and evening star, respectively. Quetzalcoatl as the morning star acts as the harbinger of the Sun's rising (rebirth) every dawn, Xolotl as the evening star acts as the harbinger of the Sun's setting (death) every dusk. In this way they divide the single life-death ...