April Faulkner Samantha Perez

Quetzalcoatl Major deity of the Aztecs, Tolecs, and other Mesoamericans. Quetzalcoatl - "Feathered Snake” Often Depicted as a Feathered Serpent Feathers - “the ascension of human consciousness back to its origins” (Quetzalcoatl - Crystalinks) Serpent – physical reality Quetzalli – “precious” and “beautiful” in Aztec Feathers represent the ascension of human consciousness back to its origins - while serpent represent human DNA or physical reality. Moctezuma II

More… Son of goddess Coatlicue Twin Brother of Xolotl Bringer of culture Introduced Agriculture (maize) In both Mayan and Aztec images depict the god wearing a headress made of hundreds of quetzal feathers.

“in a world that had nothing but an empty sky and calm sea below…” The Maya Legend Ancient Quiché name for all primordial beginnings “in a world that had nothing but an empty sky and calm sea below…” Referred to as Kukulcan or Gucumatz (guk meaning “quetzal bird” cumatz meaning “serpent”) The “Maker” said to have created man and woman - used white corn for flesh and water for blood (as opposed to crushed bones or ashes) Head found in teotihuacan.

The Aztec Legend Rules the fifth sun. Created humans of the fifth sun. Descended into the underworld. Took bones of the dead. Combined his blood with the bones. Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Borbonicus.

Examples Head found in teotihuacan.

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