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A Feathered Serpent from deep in the Juxtlahuaca cave. Stylistically tied to the Olmec, this red Feathered Serpent has a crest of now-faded green feathers. [1] Annotated image of the Feathered Serpent or Plumed Serpent Sculpture from the top and bottom. It is currently on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
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'."
Name derived from Lenape language word for snake, but creature completely made up by whites. Ammut – female demon, funerary deity and animal hybrid (Egypt) Bakunawa – Serpent-like Dragon in Philippines (Philippines) Basilisk – king of serpents, has the power to cause death with a single glance (Europe)
Sea serpent; Seps (legendary creature) Serpens; Serpents in the Bible; Serpopard; Seven-headed serpent; The Seven-headed Serpent; Shahmaran; Shesha; Susna; Sisiutl; Snakes in mythology; Snow snake (folklore) Staff of Moses
In the Yucatec Maya language, the name is spelt Kʼukʼulkan (/kʼuː kʼuːlˈkän/) and in Tzotzil it is Kʼukʼul-chon (/kʼuːˈkʼuːl tʃʰon/). [4] The Yucatec form of the name is formed from the word kuk "feather" with the adjectival suffix -ul, giving kukul "feathered", [5] combined with kan "snake" (Tzotzil chon), [6] giving a literal meaning of "feathered snake".
A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly dragon with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, feline forelegs, a long neck and tail, a horned head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. Name means "reddish snake", sometimes also translated as "fierce snake". Tiamat: From Babylonian mythology, sometimes considered dragons. Would have been located in ...
Questing Beast (Arthurian legend) – Serpent-leopard-lion-hart hybrid; Quetzalcoatl – Important Aztec god whose name means "feathered serpent"; he is not to be confused with the quetzal, a type of bird; Quinotaur – Five-horned bull
Deities associated with the Feathered Serpent, a prominent supernatural entity or deity, found in many Mesoamerican religions. The double symbolism used by the Feathered Serpent is considered allegoric to the dual nature of the deity, where being feathered represents its divine nature or ability to fly to reach the skies and being a serpent represents its human nature or ability to creep on ...