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Quetzalcoatl

[ket-sahl-koh-aht-l]

noun

  1. the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.



Quetzalcoatl

/ ˌɛٲəəʊˈæə /

noun

  1. a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent

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Quetzalcoatl

  1. An ancient nature god and legendary ruler of the Toltec people of Mexico, usually represented as a plumed serpent.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Quetzalcoatl1

< Spanish ϳܱٳóٱ < Nahuatl ϳܱٳōٱ, equivalent to quetzal ( li ) ( quetzal ) + ōٱ snake
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He wore a white poncho bearing the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

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In his grief, Quetzalcoatl planted Mayahuel's remains, from which a maguey plant grew.

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In one corner the lanky, headless skeleton of a Quetzalcoatl appears ready to take flight.

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A colleague of mine pointed out that one of the antiques in Luthen’s gallery looks a lot like an Aztec sun stone and another looks like a Quetzalcoatl sculpture.

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Quetzalcoatl staggers across the desert, reenacted in this weird dream just like a scene out of a librex.

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