|
|
Definition of Quetzalcoatl
1. Noun. An Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent.
Definition of Quetzalcoatl
1. Proper noun. The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quetzalcoatl
Literary usage of Quetzalcoatl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of America Before Columbus: According to Documents and Approved Authors by Peter De Roo (1900)
"Miiller argues with Ixtlilxochitl that quetzalcoatl and ... The people also of
Yucatan reverenced this god quetzalcoatl, calling him ..."
2. The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1875)
"... BY TEZCATLIPOCA IN VARIOUS DISGUISES — quetzalcoatl is CHOLULA—DIFFERING ...
ABOUT THE quetzalcoatl MYTHS—quetzalcoatl CONSIDERED A SuN-GoD BY TYLOR, ..."
3. Sketches of Mexico in Prehistoric, Primitive, Colonial, and Modern Times by John Wesley Butler (1894)
"The name quetzalcoatl seems to have been applied to the leader or culture hero
of the people during hundreds of years of Nahua. ..."
4. Latin-American [mythology] by Hartley Burr Alexander (1920)
"3- quetzalcoatl M The most famous and picturesque of New World mythic ...
According to native tradition, quetzalcoatl had been the wise and good ruler of ..."
5. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"The cross is the symbol of Tlaloc, the rain-god, who is usually associated with
quetzalcoatl. Two very learned and brilliant accounts of quetzalcoatl are ..."
Other Resources:
Catalan