It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. (Discuss)

Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.

In Aztec religion, Quetzalcoatl (IPA: [ketsalˈkoː.aːtɬ]) was a benefactor god, considered a leader among the deities, that would come back after his departure to take back the empire. This feathered serpent god was connected to the planet Venus. Today Quetzalcoatl is the most well-known Aztec deity, and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god. Some scholars think that Quetzalcoatl was just one god in a pantheon of gods, not considered superior to the others.^[1] Image File history File links Derived from public domain images featured at: http://commons. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 498 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (508 × 611 pixel, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis (16th century). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 498 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (508 × 611 pixel, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis (16th century). ... Conquistador Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán as depicted in Codex Telleriano Remensis The Codex Telleriano-Remensis, produced in sixteenth century Mexico and printed on European paper, is one of the finest surviving examples of Aztec manuscript painting. ... Aztec religion was a typical Mesoamerican religion combining elements of polytheism, shamanism and animism within a framework of Astronomy and calendrics. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A pantheon (in Greek, παν – pan — all + θεός – theos — god) is a set of all the gods of a particular religion or mythology, such as the gods of Hinduism, Norse, Egyptian, Shintoism, Greek, vodun, Yoruba Mythology and Roman mythology. ...

The god Quetzalcoatl was sometimes conflated with Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, a semi-legendary 10th century Toltec ruler. It has been suggested that Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl be merged into this article or section. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Atlantes – columns in the form of Toltec warriors in Tula. ...

Antecedents and origins

The Feathered Serpent deity was important in art and religion in most of Mesoamerica for close to 2,000 years, from the Pre-Classic era until the Spanish conquest. Civilizations worshipping the Feathered Serpent included the Mixtec, Toltec, Aztec, who adopted it from the people of Teotihuacan, and the Maya. The cultural areas of Mesoamerica Mesoamerica or Meso-America (Spanish: Mesoamérica) was a geographical culture area extending from central Honduras and northwestern Costa Rica on the south, and, in Mexico, from the Soto la Marina River in Tamaulipas and the Rio Fuerte in Sinaloa on the north. ... Mesoamerican chronology The chronology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica is usually divided into the following eras: Paleo-Indian Period c. ... Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing, now in the British Museum The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are a Native American people centered in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. ... The Atlantes – columns in the form of Toltec warriors in Tula. ... The Aztecs is a term used for certain Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples of Central America. ... Teotihuacan was the largest Pre-Columbian known city in the Americas, and the name Teotihuacan is used to refer to the civilization this city dominated, which at its greatest extent included most of Mesoamerica. ...

The cult of the serpent in Mesoamerica is very old; there are representations of snakes with bird-like characteristics as old as the Olmec preclassic (1150-500 BC). The snake represents the earth and vegetation, but it was in Teotihuacan (around 150 BC) where the snake got the precious feathers of the quetzal, as seen in the Murals of the city. The most elaborate representations come from the old Quetzalcoatl Temple around 200 BC, which shows a rattlesnake with the long green feathers of the quetzal. Monument 1, one of the four Olmec colossal heads at La Venta. ... Teotihuacan was the largest Pre-Columbian known city in the Americas, and the name Teotihuacan is used to refer to the civilization this city dominated, which at its greatest extent included most of Mesoamerica. ... Species Ref: ITIS 553589 Quetzals are beautifully colored birds of the trogon family found in tropical regions of the Central Americas. ...

Quetzalcoatl depicted as a snake devouring a man, from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.

Teotihuacan was dedicated to Tlaloc, the water god, at the same time Quetzalcoatl, as a snake, was a representation of the fertility of the earth, and it was subordinate to Tlaloc. As the cult evolved, it became independent. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Conquistador Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán as depicted in Codex Telleriano Remensis The Codex Telleriano-Remensis, produced in sixteenth century Mexico and printed on European paper, is one of the finest surviving examples of Aztec manuscript painting. ... Tlaloc, as shown in the late 16th century Codex Rios. ...

In time Quetzalcoatl was mixed with other gods and acquired their attributes. Quetzalcoatl is often associated with Ehecatl, the wind god, and represents the forces of nature, and is also associated with the morning star (Venus). Quetzalcoatl became a representation of the rain, the celestial water and their associated winds, while Tlaloc would be the god of earthly water, the water in lakes, caverns and rivers, and also of vegetation. Eventually Quetzalcoatl was transformed into one of the gods of the creation (Ipalnemohuani). In Aztec mythology, Ehecatl (wind) was the god of wind, an aspect of Quetzalcoatl. ... Adjectives: Venusian or (rarely) Cytherean Atmosphere Surface pressure: 9. ...

The Teotihuacan influence took the god to the Mayas, who adopted him as Kukulkán. The Maya regarded him as a being who would transport the gods.

In Xochicalco (700-900 AD), the political class began to claim that they ruled in the name of Quetzalcoatl, and representations of the god became more human. They influenced the Toltec, and the Toltec rulers began to use the name of Quetzalcoatl. The Toltec represented Quetzalcoatl as man, with god-like attributes, and these attributes were also associated with their rulers. Xochicalco is a pre-Columbian archeological site in the western part of the Morelos, Mexico. ... The Atlantes – columns in the form of Toltec warriors in Tula. ...

The most famous of those rulers was Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl. Ce Acatl means "one reed" and is the calendaric name of the ruler (923 - 947), whose legends became almost inseparable from accounts of the god. The Toltecs would associate Quetzalcoatl with their own god, Tezcatlipoca, and make them equals, enemies and twins. The legends of Ce Acatl told us that he thought his face was ugly, so he let his beard grow to hide it, and eventually he wore a white mask. This legend has been distorted so representations of Quezalcoatl as a white bearded man have become common. It has been suggested that Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl be merged into this article or section. ... Tezcatlipoca as depicted in the Codex Borgia. ...

The Nahuas would take the legends of Quetzalcoatl and mix them with their own. Quetzalcoatl would be considered the originator of the arts, poetry and all knowledge. The figure of Ce Acatl would become inseparable from the image of the god. The Nahua are a group of indigenous peoples of Mexico. ...

Religion and Ritual

Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Borbonicus.

The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice. Image File history File links Quetzalcoatl_1. ... Image File history File links Quetzalcoatl_1. ... The original page 13 of the Codex Borbonicus, showing the 13th trecena of the Aztec sacred calendar. ... Taken during a Hindu prayer ceremony on the eve of Diwali. ... Marcus Aurelius and members of the Imperial family offer sacrifice in gratitude for success against Germanic tribes: contemporary bas-relief, Capitoline Museum, Rome For other uses, see Sacrifice (disambiguation). ... Human sacrifice is known to have been an aspect of Aztec culture, although the extent of the practice is debated by scholars. ...

Mesoamerican priests and kings would sometimes take the name of a deity they were associated with, so Quetzalcoatl and Kukulcan are also the names of historical persons.

One noted Post-Classic Toltec ruler was named Quetzalcoatl; he may be the same individual as the Kukulcan who invaded Yucatán at about the same time. The Mixtec also recorded a ruler named for the Feathered Serpent. In the 10th century a ruler closely associated with Quetzalcoatl ruled the Toltecs; his name was Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl. This ruler was said to be the son of either the great Chichimeca warrior, Mixcoatl and the Culhuacano woman Chimalman, or of their descent. Yucatán is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing, now in the British Museum The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are a Native American people centered in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... It has been suggested that Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl be merged into this article or section. ... The Chichimeca are a group of nomads in northern Mexico. ... In Aztec mythology, Mixcoatl (Cloud Serpent) was a god of the hunt, the north star and war. ... Chimalman is a goddess in Aztec mythology, the mother of Quetzalcoatl. ...

The Toltecs had a dualistic belief system. Quetzalcoatl's opposite was Tezcatlipoca, who supposedly sent Quetzalcoatl into exile. Alternatively, he left willingly on a raft of snakes, promising to return. The Toltecs (or Toltec or Tolteca) were a Pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th century AD. Their language, Nahuatl, was also spoken by the Aztecs. ... Tezcatlipoca as depicted in the Codex Borgia. ... blue: sea snakes, black: land snakes Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae A snake is a scaly, limbless, elongate reptile from the order Squamata. ...

The Aztec turned him into a symbol of dying and resurrection and a patron of priests. When the Aztecs adopted the culture of the Toltecs, they made twin gods of Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl, opposite and equal; Quetzalcoatl was also called White Tezcatlipoca, to contrast him to the black Tezcatlipoca. Together, they created the world; Tezcatlipoca lost his foot in that process. Though white was the color symbol of Quezalcoatl, it does not mean Quezalcoatl was white.

Along with other gods, like Tezcatlipoca, and Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl would be called "Ipalnemohuani", which means "by whom we live", a title reserved for the gods directly involved in the creation. Because the name, Ipalnemohuani is singular, this had lead to speculations that the Aztec were becoming monotheist, and all the main gods, were only one. While this interpretation cannot be ruled out, it is probably an oversimplification of the Aztec religion.

In modern times

In some rural parts of Mexico, there still exists a belief that in some caves, near certain towns, there lives a monster, a great feathered snake that can only be seen by special people^{[citation needed]}. The monster must be placated for there to be plentiful rain. The feathered snake is also still worshipped by Huichol and Cora Indians. The Huichol are an indigenous ethnic group of Western Central Mexico that live in the Sierra Madre Occidental, in the states of Nayarit and Jalisco. ... approximation of the extension of the Cora habitat The Cora are an indigenous ethnic group of Western Central Mexico that live in the Sierra de Nayarit and in La Mesa de Nayar in the mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit. ...

The cult of Quetzalcoatl has been more or less idealized, and the image of a "white god" has become part of the popular culture^{[citation needed]}.

Some modern esoteric groups, sometimes called "Mexicanistas", have mixed the cult of Queztalcoatl with modern esoteric practices. There are also claims that Quetzalcoatl was either a lone viking, a Phoenician, Levite, Jesus, a survivor from Atlantis, or even an extraterrestrial^{[citation needed]}. The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-born warriors of the middle ages warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks stamp. ...

In Mormon culture

Although not official doctrine, many scholars of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) believe the legend of Quetzalcoatl to be a confirmation of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, which claims that Jesus Christ visited the American continent after his resurrection.^[2][3][4] The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... The Book of Mormon[1] is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, regarded by Latter Day Saints as divinely revealed, and named after the prophet-historian Mormon who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. ...

Attributes

Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano.

The exact significance and attributes of Quetzalcoatl varied somewhat between civilizations and through history. Quetzalcoatl was often considered the god of the morning star, and his twin brother Xolotl was the evening star (Venus). As the morning star he was known by the title Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, meaning "lord of the star of the dawn." He was known as the inventor of books and the calendar, the giver of maize (corn) to mankind, and sometimes as a symbol of death and resurrection. Quetzalcoatl was also the patron of the priests and the title of the Aztec high priest. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 649 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (812 × 750 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Quetzalcoatl, as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano (16th century). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 649 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (812 × 750 pixel, file size: 93 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Quetzalcoatl, as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano (16th century). ... Detail of first page from the Boturini Codex, depicting the departure from Aztlán. ... Adjectives: Venusian or (rarely) Cytherean Atmosphere Surface pressure: 9. ... In Aztec mythology, (and among the Toltecs), Xolotl was the god of lightning and the one who aided the dead on their journey to Mictlan. ... Adjectives: Venusian or (rarely) Cytherean Atmosphere Surface pressure: 9. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... In Aztec mythology, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (lord of the star of the dawn; also spelled Tlahuizcalpantecutli or Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli) was the personification of the morning star, which is the planet Venus as seen in the morning. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... “Corn” redirects here. ... Look up Resurrection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Most Mesoamerican beliefs included cycles of suns. Usually, our current time was considered the fifth sun, the previous four having been destroyed by flood, fire and the like. Quetzalcoatl allegedly went to Mictlan, the underworld, and created fifth-world mankind from the bones of the previous races (with the help of Chihuacoatl), using his own blood, from a wound in his penis, to imbue the bones with new life. In Aztec mythology, Mictlan was the lowest (ninth) level of the underworld, located far to the north. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...

His birth, along with his twin Xolotl, was unusual; it was a virgin birth, to the goddess Coatlicue. Alternatively, he was a son of Xochiquetzal and Mixcoatl. In Aztec mythology, (and among the Toltecs), Xolotl was the god of lightning and the one who aided the dead on their journey to Mictlan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Statue of Coatlicue displayed in National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City Coatlicue, also known as Teteoinan (also transcribed Teteo Inan) (The Mother of Gods), is the Aztec goddess who gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun and war. ... In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal (flower feather) was a goddess of flowers, fertility, games, dancing and agriculture, as well as craftsmen, prostitutes and pregnant women. ... In Aztec mythology, Mixcoatl (Cloud Serpent) was a god of the hunt, the north star and war. ...

One Aztec story claims that Quetzalcoatl was seduced by Tezcatlipoca into becoming drunk and sleeping with a celibate priestess, and then burned himself to death out of remorse. His heart became the morning star (see Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli). The Aztecs is a term used for certain Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples of Central America. ... Tezcatlipoca as depicted in the Codex Borgia. ... In Aztec mythology, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (lord of the star of the dawn; also spelled Tlahuizcalpantecutli or Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli) was the personification of the morning star, which is the planet Venus as seen in the morning. ...

Moctezuma Controversy

It has been widely believed that the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II initially believed the landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519 to be Quetzalcoatl's return. This has been questioned by many ethnohistorians (e.g. Matthew Restall 2001) who argue that the Quetzalcoatl-Cortés connection is asserted in no documents created independently of post-Conquest Spanish influence, and that there is little proof of a pre-Hispanic belief in Quetzalcoatl's return. Most documents expounding this theory are of entirely Spanish origin, such as Cortés's letters to Charles V of Spain, in which Cortés goes to great pains to present the naïve gullibility of the Mexicans in general as a great aid in his conquest of Mexico. The Aztecs is a term used for certain Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples of Central America. ... Moctezuma or Montezuma II, also known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (c. ... Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands (1506-1555), King of Spain (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and...

Much of the idea of Cortés being seen as a deity can be traced back to the Florentine Codex written down some 50 years after the conquest. In the codex's description of the first meeting between Moctezuma and Cortés, the Aztec ruler is described as giving a prepared speech in classical oratorial Nahuatl, a speech which, as described verbatim in the codex (written by Sahagún's, Tlatelolcan informants who were probably not eyewitnesses of the meeting), included such prostrate declarations of divine or near-divine admiration as, "You have graciously come on earth, you have graciously approached your water, your high place of Mexico, you have come down to your mat, your throne, which I have briefly kept for you, I who used to keep it for you," and, "You have graciously arrived, you have known pain, you have known weariness, now come on earth, take your rest, enter into your palace, rest your limbs; may our lords come on earth." Subtleties in, and an imperfect scholarly understanding of, high Nahuatl rhetorical style make the exact intent of these comments tricky to ascertain, but Restall argues that Moctezuma politely offering his throne to Cortés (if indeed he did ever give the speech as reported) may well have been meant as the exactly opposite of what it was taken to mean: politeness in Aztec culture was a way to assert dominance and show superiority. This speech, which has been widely referred to, has been a factor in the widespread belief that Moctezuma was addressing Cortés as the returning god Quetzalcoatl. Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ...

Other parties have also propagated the idea that the Native Americans believed the conquistadors to be gods: most notably the historians of the Franciscan order such as Fray Gerónimo de Mendieta.^[5] Some Franciscans at this time held millennarian beliefs (Phelan 1956) and the natives taking the Spanish conquerors for gods was an idea that went well with this theology. Bernardino de Sahagún, who compiled the Florentine Codex, was also a Franciscan. Fray Gerónimo de Mendieta (1525—1604, alternatively Jerónimo de Mendieta) was a Franciscan missionary and historian, who spent most of his life in the Spanish Empires new possessions in Mexico and Central America. ... Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590) was a Franciscan missionary to the Aztec (Náhua) people of Mexico. ... Page 51 of Book IX from the Florentine Codex. ...

Some scholars still hold the view that the fall of the Aztec empire can in part be attributed to Moctezumas belief in Cortés as the returning Quetzalcoatl, but most modern scholars see the "Quetzalcoatl/Cortés myth" as one of many myths about the Spanish conquest which have risen in the early post-conquest period.^{[citation needed]}

Quetzalcoatlus

The prehistoric pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is named after Quetzalcoatl. Suborders Rhamphorhynchoidea * Pterodactyloidea Pterosaurs (, from the Greek πτερόσαυρος, pterosauros, meaning winged lizard, often referred to as pterodactyls, from the Greek πτεροδάκτυλος, pterodaktulos, meaning winged finger ) were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. ... Species Quetzalcoatlus northropi (type) Quetzalcoatlus, named after the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl, was a pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of North America (Campanian–Maastrichtian stages, 84–65 ma), and one of the largest known flying animals of all time. ...

In Popular Culture

Quetzalcoatl is the subject of D H Lawrence's 1926 novel The Plumed Serpent. Indeed, the initial version of this work was named 'Quetzalcoatl'.^{[citation needed]} D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... The Plumed Serpent is a novel by D H Lawrence, first published by Martin Secker in 1926. ...

In the game Final Fantasy VIII, there is a Guardian Force named after Quetzalcoatl. It is spelled 'Quezacotl' due to the character restraint.^{[citation needed]} Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ...

In the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "How Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth" Captain Kirk and his crew encounter Quetzalcoatl (known by his Yucatan name "Kukulcan" in that episode) as he appears in space. The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series. ...

In the video game Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Quetzalcoatl is the boss of the Olmec Valley level.^{[citation needed]} Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is a video game for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color based on the character and film series Indiana Jones. ...

In the PC Game Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters, a Quetzalcoatl "bird" is a hidden user-flyable easter egg.^{[citation needed]}

In the Doctor Who story The Aztecs, Quetzecoatl is worshipped by the title characters and they make sacrifices to him.^{[citation needed]} Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and a 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC. The programme shows the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space in his TARDIS time ship with his companions, solving problems and... The Aztecs is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 4 weekly parts from May 23 to June 13, 1964. ...

Human sacrifices are given to "Mighty Kukulkan" in Mel Gibson's Movie Apocalypto. Other mistakes made concerning Mayan culture are depicted by IMDb's goofs Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American born Australian actor, director, and producer. ... Apocalypto is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 film directed by Mel Gibson. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...

Quetzalcoatl is the monster of the 1982 film Q: The Winged Serpent.^{[citation needed]} Q (also known as The Winged Serpent and as Q - The Winged Serpent) is a 1982 horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark and Richard Roundtree. ...

Quetzalcoatl is the name of a prehistoric bird in Godzilla the series whose feathers could withstand the temperature of lava.^{[citation needed]} Godzilla II as depicted in Godzilla: The Series Godzilla: The Series was an animated television series which originally aired on Fox Kids. ...

The Pokémon Rayquaza is possibly based on Quetzacoatl. The official Pokémon logo. ... Rayquaza ) are a legendary fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ...

Notes

References

• Boone, Elizabeth H. (1989). "Postscript: Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl", Incarnations of the Aztec Supernatural: The Image of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico and Europe. The American Philosophical Society, 85–89. ISBN 0-87169-792-0. 
• Hunter, Milton R.. Christ in Ancient America, Archaeology and the Book of Mormon. 
• Hunter, Milton R.; Thomas Stuart Ferguson. Ancient America and the Book of Mormon. 
• Martínez, Jose Luis; Gerónimo de Mendieta (1980), in Estudios de Cultura Nahuatl vol 14, UNAM, Mexico pp131-197
• Phelan, John Ledy (1956). The Millenian Kingdom of the Franciscans in the New World. 
• Restall, Matthew (2003). Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. Oxford University Press. 
• McConkie, Bruce R.. Mormon Doctrine. 

See also

• Huitzilopochtli
• Tezcatlipoca

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Quetzalcoatl