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Pyramid of Quetzalcoaltl, Teotihuacan, Mexico.
300 A.D.
One of the great Gods of Ancient Mesoamerica,
Quetzalcoatl is a synthesis of serpent and bird.
The name means "quetzal serpent". The quetzal
was a sacred bird of very beautiful feathers
which were used in elite and ritual costumes.
Quetzalcoatl, the patron of rulership, had
several incarnations, the most important were as
a creator god, as Ehecatl, the God of Wind; as
the Morning Star; and asTopiltzin, a semi-human
ruler, unique among the Gods. The priestly
Quetzalcoatl was often contrasted to his dark
shamanic brother Tezcatlipoca, the God of war,
and their relation veer between enmity and
alliance. According to Aztec and Maya creation
accounts, after the great floods ended the era of
the Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca
raised the heavens and create the Earth. Since
no people inhabitated the earth, Quetzalcoatl
descended to the underworld to retrieve the
remains of the people destroyed by the flood.
Their bones were ground like corn into a fine
meal and upon it the gods let their blood, thus
creating the flesh of the present race and the
era of the Fifth Sun.
300 A.D.
One of the great Gods of Ancient Mesoamerica,
Quetzalcoatl is a synthesis of serpent and bird.
The name means "quetzal serpent". The quetzal
was a sacred bird of very beautiful feathers
which were used in elite and ritual costumes.
Quetzalcoatl, the patron of rulership, had
several incarnations, the most important were as
a creator god, as Ehecatl, the God of Wind; as
the Morning Star; and asTopiltzin, a semi-human
ruler, unique among the Gods. The priestly
Quetzalcoatl was often contrasted to his dark
shamanic brother Tezcatlipoca, the God of war,
and their relation veer between enmity and
alliance. According to Aztec and Maya creation
accounts, after the great floods ended the era of
the Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca
raised the heavens and create the Earth. Since
no people inhabitated the earth, Quetzalcoatl
descended to the underworld to retrieve the
remains of the people destroyed by the flood.
Their bones were ground like corn into a fine
meal and upon it the gods let their blood, thus
creating the flesh of the present race and the
era of the Fifth Sun.
Size: 7"H x 7"W x 6"D (18 x 18 x 15cm)
Item Type: wall plaque
Material: cultured marble
Item Type: wall plaque
Material: cultured marble