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Quetzalcoatl

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Quet·zal·co·a·tl  (kt-sälk-ätl)
n. Mythology
A god of the Toltecs and Aztecs, one of the manifestations of the sun god Tezcatlipoca and represented as a plumed serpent.

Quetzalcoatl [ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent
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Noun1.Quetzalcoatl - an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpentQuetzalcoatl - an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent


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Among the titles are Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, Maria the ash girl, Francisco Trujillo and Billy the Kid, Princess Papantzin's resurrection, the accursed bell, and the witch deer.
Among her titles are The Winged Prophet: From Hermes to Quetzalcoatl (which she co-wrote with Guadalupe Rivera Marin); Mundo maya: viajes; The Other Side of Yesterday: The China-Maya Connection; Training Juan Domingo: Mexico and Me; Syria: A Selection of Reports, and The Coca Box (about her travels through Peru).
Mar 18, 2009 Mexico Upon the arrival of the Equinox (March 20, 21 and September 21, 22) thousands flock to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico to witness an amazing phenomenon - the sun's rays project a diamond-back rattlesnake of light and shadow onto the ancient and mysterious Temple of Quetzalcoatl pyramid at Chichen Itza.
 
 
 
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