Known by many names across different civilizations, Quetzalcoatl was a complex figure, embodying aspects of creation, wind and even warfare. The origins of the plumed serpent Quetzalcoatl's ...

“Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico” tracks the complex tale of the wandering deity, who is associated with the Toltec, Mixtec, Nahua, Mayan, Zapotec ...

Plaza de Cesar Chavez, one of the most popular parks in San Jose, is also home to “Plumed Serpent,” a sculpture of the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl. Many people pass by it every day but may ...

Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico is the first large scale exhibition that explores the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico - known today as Oaxaca ...

the veneration of a Quetzalcoatl-like plumed serpent; the frequent occurrence, in painting and sculpture, of a jaguar that doubles as deity and protector of men. Yet peaceful ritual was apparently ...

It traces the creation and the enduring power of a mythological symbol older than the nation itself: the plumed serpent god known as Quetzalcoatl. Baldwin correctly asserts that the story of ...

The image of the Plumed Serpent comes from a myth of a ruler, Quetzalcoatl, expelled from the city of Tula, who then traveled through the south of what is present day Mexico and became revered by ...