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The same source relates how Kukulkan always travels ahead of the Yucatec Maya rain god Chaac, helping to predict the rains as his tail moves the winds and sweeps the earth clean. [16] Among the Lacandon Maya of Chiapas, Kukulkan is an evil, monstrous snake that is the pet of the sun god. She destroys much of the world until she tries to herself ...
One activity that was popular widely among Mesoamerican cultures is the ball game, similar to football, or soccer in the United States. Some societies played the game using their hips instead of feet, called Ullamalitzli. Evidence of the ball game has been found in nearly every Mesoamerican society, including the Olmec, Tlaloc, Aztec and more.
Quetzalcoatl was known as the deity of wind and rain, bringer of knowledge, the inventor of books, and associated with the planet Venus. The corresponding Mayan god Kukulkan was rare in the Classic era Maya civilization. [10] However, in the Popol Vuh, the K'iche' feathered serpent god Tepeu Q'uq'umatz is the creator of the cosmos. [11]
It is considered to be the equivalent of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl [3] and of Kukulkan, of the Yucatec Maya. [4] Qʼuqʼumatz was also associated with water, clouds, and the sky. Together with Tepeu, god of lightning and fire, [5] it was considered to be the mythical ancestor of the Kʼicheʼ nobility by direct male line. [6]
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'."
Quetzalcoatl: From Aztec mythology, has a dragon-like aspect. Xiuhcoatl: A serpent from Aztec mythology. Kukulkan: A Mayan mythological serpent. Q'uq'umatz: A dragon from Mayan K'iche' mythology. Brazilian dragons Boitatá: The name comes from the Old Tupi language and means "fiery serpent" (mboî tatá).
This is a list of characters from Fate/Grand Order, a Japanese online free-to-play role-playing video game based on the Fate/stay night visual novel game and franchise by Type-Moon. Along with its original characters are various characters from other works of Type-Moon.
Initial concept art for the Straw Hat Pirates. Several characters have been stated to be based on actual pirates and sailors such as: Eustass Kid (Eustace the Monk and William Kidd), X. Drake (Sir Francis Drake), Basil Hawkins (Basil Ringrose and John Hawkins), Capone Bege (Al Capone and William Le Sauvage), Jewelry Bonney (), Urouge (Aruj and Oruç Reis), Alvida (), Bartolomeo (Bartholomew ...