Statue of Quetzalcoatl the Aztec Feathered Snake God, National Museum of Anthropology, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Mexico
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Quetzalcoatl Represented as The Feathered Serpent. Pre-Columbian Art in the National Museum of Anthropology Chapultepec Park Mexico City Mexico. Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec sky and creator god. The name is a combination of quetzalli a brightly colored Mesoamerican bird and coatl meaning serpent. The name was also taken on by various ancient leaders Quetzalcoatl is often referred to as The Feathered Serpent and was connected to the planet Venus. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood of learning and knowledge. Today Quetzalcoatl is arguably the best known Aztec deity and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god