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  2. Quetzalcōātl - Wikipedia

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    The name Quetzalcoatl comes from Nahuatl and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". [15] In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."

  3. Feathered Serpent - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan - Wikipedia

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    These are some of the earliest-known representations of the feathered serpent, often identified with the much-later Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. [6] "Temple of the Feathered Serpent" is the modern-day name for the structure; it is also known as the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Feathered Serpent Pyramid.

  5. Serpents in Aztec art - Wikipedia

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    Coiled Serpent, unknown Aztec artist, 15th–early 16th century CE, Stone, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States [1] The use of serpents in Aztec art ranges greatly from being an inclusion in the iconography of important religious figures such as Quetzalcoatl and Cōātlīcue, [2] to being used as symbols on Aztec ritual objects, [3] and decorative stand-alone representations ...

  6. List of Aztec gods and supernatural beings - Wikipedia

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    In Aztec mythology, he is associated with Mercury (the planet that is visible just before sunrise or just after sunset) and healing. Citlalatonac, god of female stars in the Milky Way. Mixcōātl, god of hunting and old god of hurricanes and storms. Mixcoatl is associated with the Milky Way.

  7. Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli - Wikipedia

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    Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli plays a significant role in the creation of Tonatiuh, the Fifth Sun in the Aztec creation narrative. 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 ...

  8. Quetzalcoatlus - Wikipedia

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    Quetzalcoatlus (/ k ɛ t s əl k oʊ ˈ æ t l ə s /) is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous in North America. The type specimen, recovered in 1971 from the Javelina Formation of Texas, United States, consists of several wing fragments and was described as Quetzalcoatlus northropi in 1975 by Douglas Lawson.

  9. Aztec religion - Wikipedia

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    The Aztec religion is a ... Aztec images sometimes combined attributes of several divinities. ... Quetzalcoatl—the high priest of Huitzilopochtli was Quetzalcoatl ...