Examples of Quetzalcoatl in the following topics:
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- Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec man, depicted as a snake devouring a man, from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.
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- This fourth sun immediately precedes the fifth sun of the Aztec people, which was prophesied to be presided over by Quetzalcoatl.
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- One’s
lineage determined one’s social standing, and noble lineages were traced back
to the mythical past with nobles being said to descend from Quetzalcoatl.
- Many of the leading deities
of the Aztec pantheon were worshiped by previous Meso-American civilizations,
such as Tlaloc, the rain god; Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent; and
Tezcatlipoca, the god of destiny and fortune.
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- Among these are the Rain or Storm God (god of fertility, war, and sacrifice), known to the Aztecs as Tlaloc, and the Feathered Serpent, known to the Maya as Kukulcan and to the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl.
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- Other notable buildings in the city center included the temple of Quetzalcoatl; the tlachtli (ball game court) with the tzompantli or rack of skulls; the Sun Temple, which was dedicated to Tonatiuh; the Eagle's House, which was associated with warriors and the ancient power of rulers; the platforms for the gladiatorial sacrifice; and some minor temples.
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- Quetzalcoatl – The feathered serpent
god that represented the morning star, wind, and life.
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- Built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 9th and 12th centuries CE, El Castillo served as a temple to the god Kukulkan, the Yucatec Maya Feathered Serpent deity closely related to the god Quetzalcoatl known to the Aztecs and other central Mexican cultures of the Postclassic period.