Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake", in Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl, in Spanish: Quetzalcóatl) is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents. The name "Quetzalcoatl" literally means quetzal-bird snake or serpent with feathers (Amphitere) of the Quetzal (which implies something divine or precious) in the Nahuatl language. The meaning of his local name in ...

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• Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents
• Quetzalcoatl - Origins
• Quetzalcoatl - The cult
• Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy
• Quetzalcoatl - Atributes
• Quetzalcoatl - In archeology
• Quetzalcoatl - Modern media

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Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents, Quetzalcoatl - Origins, Quetzalcoatl - The cult, Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy, Quetzalcoatl - Atributes, Quetzalcoatl - In archeology, Quetzalcoatl - Modern media

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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 under the title Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, which means literally "the 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 sometime as a symbol of death and resurrection. Quetzalcoatl was also the patron of the pries ...

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Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents, Quetzalcoatl - Origins, Quetzalcoatl - The cult, Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy, Quetzalcoatl - Atributes, Quetzalcoatl - In archeology, Quetzalcoatl - Modern media

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Carl-Johan Calleman, one of the leading authorities on the Mayan Calendar, presents a radical theory about the coming Venus Transit. Does the Venus Transit of 2004 relate to the Return of the Energy of Christ and of Quetzalcoatl? Quetzalcoatl is the serpent God of Ancient Mexico referred to by the Mayans as Kukulcan or Gugumatz and this article also explain the connection between the Energies of Christ and Quetzalcoatl.

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The cult to the serpent in Mesoamerica is very old; there are representation 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 Quetzalcoat Temple built around 200 DC, which shows a rattlesnake with ...

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Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents, Quetzalcoatl - Origins, Quetzalcoatl - The cult, Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy, Quetzalcoatl - Attributes, Quetzalcoatl - Modern day, Quetzalcoatl - In archaeology, Quetzalcoatl - Modern media

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The term resurrection is most commonly associated with the concept of reuniting the spirit and the body of an individual, or the raising of a person from death back to life. Some religions, such as Buddhism, believe that deities are reborn: see Life-death-rebirth deity. Resurrection - Introduction. According to some ideologies, resurrection occurs on different planes. Some resurrections are of the physical body, brought back to life, indistinguishable to the life it had prior to its death. Other resurrectio ...

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• Resurrection - Accounts of Resurrections in India
• Resurrection - Christianity
• Resurrection - Bodily disappearances
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Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others. Sacrifice - Theologies of sacrifice. The theology of sacrifice remains an issue, not only for religions that continue to practice ritua ...

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• Sacrifice - Sacrifice in Christianity
• Sacrifice - Sacrifice in games

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Chimalman is a goddess in Aztec mythology, the mother of Quetzalcoatl. Her name means "shield-hand." Other related archivesAztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl, goddess

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In Nahuatl mythology, Tezcatlipoca ("smoking mirror") was the god of the night, the north and temptation. He owned a mirror (Itlachiayaque - "Place From Which He Watches") that gave off smoke, killing his enemies. He was the antithesis and rival, and eventually, the twin of Quetzalcoatl. He was a god of beauty and war. Attributes of Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl originally came from older traditions than the Aztecs: the Olmecs and the Toltecs. The Aztecs assimilated them in their religion, and the two deities were equated and c ...

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In Aztec mythology, Cihuacoatl ("snake woman"; also Chihucoatl, Ciucoatl) was one of a number of motherhood and fertility goddesses. (See also Ilamatecuhtli, Teteoinnan, Tlazolteotl, and Toci.) Cihuacoatl was especially associated with midwives, and with the sweatbaths where midwives practiced. She is paired with Quilaztli and was considered a protectress of Chalmeca and patroness of Culhuacan. She helped Quetzalcoatl create the current race of humanity by grinding up bones from the previous ages, and mixing it wi ...

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Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and is a regular columnist for Arthur Magazine. He is currently completing a second book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, on indigenous prophecy and consciousness transformation, to be released next Spring. His feature articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, The Village Voice, and numerous other publications. A founding editor of Open City

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In Aztec and Toltec mythology, Xolotl ("The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the Underworld) was the god of lightning and a "psychopomp", which is to say that he was the one who aided the dead on their journey to Mictlan, the afterlife. Xolotl was also the god of fire and of bad luck. He was the twin of Quetzalcoatl, the pair being sons of the virgin Coatlicue, and was the evil personification of Venus, the evening star. He guarded the sun when it went through the underworld at night. He also brought ...

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923 - Events. June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl becomes ruler of the Toltecs (approx. date) 923 - Births. Emperor Suzaku of Japan 923 - Deaths. Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury Category: 923 ...

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The Vision Serpent is an important creature in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology. The serpent was a very important social and religious symbol, revered by the Maya. Maya mythology describes serpents as being the vehicles by which celestial bodies, such as the sun and stars, cross the heavens. The shedding of their skin made them a symbol of rebirth and renewal. They were so revered, that one of the main Mesoamerican deities, Quetzalcoatl, was represented as a feathered serpent. T ...

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• Vision Serpent - The Maya Vision Serpent and Bloodletting
• Vision Serpent - The Vision Serpent and Maya Religion
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent and Maya jewelry and pottery
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent and Mayan architecture
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent today
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Quetzalcoatl

"Most precious twin", compassionate culture-bearer of ancient Mexico who could not kill animals or pick flowers; the feathered serpent; the planet Venus

(See also: Quetzalcoatl, Body Mind and Soul)

The Resplendent Quetzal is found in southern Mexico and in Central America. There are two subspecies, Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno and P. mocinno costaricensis, the Costa Rican Resplendent Quetzal. This quetzal plays an important role in Mesoamerican myth. Resplendent Quetzals are striking birds, with a green body (showing iridescence from green-gold to blue-violet) and red breast. They possess green upper tail coverts that hide their tails and in breeding males are particularly splendid, being longer than the rest of the body. The wing coverts are als ...

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Quetzal, Quetzal - Resplendent Quetzal, Quetzal - Etymology, Quetzal - Trivia

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In the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus is said to have raised several persons from death, including the daughter of Jairus shortly after death, a young man in the midst of his own funeral procession, and Lazarus, who had been buried for four days. At the moment of Jesus' death, tombs opened, and many who were dead awakened. After Jesus' resurrection, many of the dead saints come out of their tombs and enter Jerusalem, where they appear ...

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Resurrection, Resurrection - Introduction, Resurrection - Religious examples, Resurrection - Pagan, Resurrection - Accounts of Resurrections in India, Resurrection - Christianity, Resurrection - Bodily disappearances, Resurrection - Recommended reading, Resurrection - Citations

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The concept of self-sacrifice and martyrs are central to Christianity. In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to accomplish the reconciliation of God and humanity, which had separated itself from God through sin (see the concept of original sin). God's perfect justice required atonement for sin from humanity if human beings were to be saved from damnation, but God knew limited human beings could not make sufficient atonement, for humanity's offence to God was infinite. So God, in his perfect mercy, himself became a man s ...

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Sacrifice, Sacrifice - Theologies of sacrifice, Sacrifice - Sacrifice in Judaism, Sacrifice - Sacrifice in Islam, Sacrifice - Sacrifice in Hinduism, Sacrifice - Animal sacrifice, Sacrifice - Human sacrifice, Sacrifice - Sacrifice in Christianity, Sacrifice - Sacrifice in games

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While the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the foundational beliefs of Christianity, accounts of other resurrections also figure in religion, myth, and fable. "[C]enturies before the time of Christ the nations annually celebrated the death and resurrection of Osiris, Tammuz, Attis, Mithra, and other gods" [1]. Resurrection - Pagan. Examples of a resurrected deity are Syrian and Greek worship of Adonis; Egyptian worship of Osiris; the Babylonian story of Tammuz; and rural religious belief in the Corn King. Resurr ...

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Resurrection, Resurrection - Introduction, Resurrection - Religious examples, Resurrection - Pagan, Resurrection - Accounts of Resurrections in India, Resurrection - Christianity, Resurrection - Bodily disappearances, Resurrection - Recommended reading, Resurrection - Citations

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Five major sources discuss the mythical history and origin of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl. While the stories provided by these sources may conflict somewhat, they provide insight into the different uses of the name Quetzalcoatl. Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Historia de los Mexicanos por sus pinturas. The first source was produced by an unknown Spaniard and was later named the Historia de los Mexicanos por sus pinturas. This version was copied from a pre-Hispanic text around 1531 and could possibly be the oldest recreation of the cod ...

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Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - History, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Affinities, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Regalia, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Sources, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Historia de los Mexicanos por sus pinturas, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Libro de oro y tesoro indico, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Work by Andre Thevet, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Leyenda de los soles, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana, Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Other names

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