God · Mesoamerican

Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl, a god of the Mesoamerican world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: aztec

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as KukulkanFeathered serpent cult, Chichen Itza, c. 900-1200 CEThe Yucatec Kukulkan, "feathered snake", is the Maya form of Quetzalcoatl.
identified as Thomas the ApostleSpanish clerical chroniclers, 16th c.Early Spanish clerics identified the god-ruler Quetzalcoatl with the apostle Thomas, said to have preached in the New World.

Sources

  1. Kukulkan (Wikipedia)
  2. Quetzalcoatl (Wikipedia)
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