Quetzalcoatl
Aztec Pantheon
The Feathered Serpent, a creator deity who contributed to the creation of mankind. Patron of priests and inventor of books and the calendar.
One of the four sons of the creator couple Ometeotl. He journeyed to Mictlan to retrieve the bones of the ancestors to create the current race of humans.
Quetzalcoatl stands as one of the most complex and revered deities in Mesoamerican religion, his worship spanning multiple civilizations over thousands of years. His name combines **quetzal** (the resplendent bird with iridescent green feathers) and **coatl** (serpent), embodying the union of earth and sky, matter and spirit.
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