Although he had bird features and some people think he was the Mayan eagle god, Quetzalcoatl was representative of the ...

Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec name ... The equivalent of Ometeotl in Mayan mythology is Itzamná. The word Itz has many meanings including “magic,” “magician,” and “witch,” but also ...

This amalgamation reflects the duality in Quetzalcoatl's nature as both a feathered creature and a snake. The Maya used the name Kukulkan to refer to the same feathered serpent god. According to ...

In Mayan culture, cacao is seen as a gift from the gods, and more specifically, the creator god Quetzalcoatl. Cacao was consumed during religious ceremonies, marriage festivities and important ...

Experts discovered a rare sculpture of the ancient Maya god K’awiil, near the path of construction for a large-scale rail project in Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.