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Quetzalcoatl, whose name means "Feathered Serpent," was a major Aztec deity associated with wind, Venus, the Sun, merchants, arts, crafts, knowledge, and learning, as well as the patron god of the Aztec priesthood. He represents an important figure in Aztec religion and culture because he embodied wisdom and intellectual pursuits, standing alongside other significant gods in the Aztec pantheon like Tlaloc, Tezcatlipoca, and Huitzilopochtli.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Quetzalcoatl
- Deity.image
- Quetzalcóatl como la serpiente emplumada y el dios del viento Ehécatl, en el folio 19.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Quetzalcoatl's two forms: the Feathered Serpent at the left, and Ehecatl, the god of wind at the right, depicted in Codex Laud
- Deity.god_of
- God of life, light, and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds. Ruler of the West
- Deity.member_of
- the Tezcatlipocas
- Deity.other_names
- White Tezcatlipoca, Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Feathered Serpent, Precious Twin, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
- Deity.cult_center
- Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan
- Deity.planet
- Venus (Morning-star)
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.symbol
- Feathered Serpent