2006-08-14 15:12:04 · 4 answers · asked by im all out of love 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'm not sure how to answer your question because significance is a slippery concept. Here are two websites that might help. One is a project by two anthropology undergraduates. The second is one person's interpretation of the legend of Quetzalcoatl.
Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent god figure from pre-columbian meso-america.
2006-08-14 15:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by Merries 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Quetzalcoatl was a Mesoamerican god, who after seeing his reflection realized his many human characteristics, as well as his own mortality. He vowed to return to Earth after his death. His return was predicted by the Aztec people of Moctezuma and happened to occur at the same time Cortes landed on the Eastern side of Mexico. It was said that Quetzalcoatl had blond hair and a beard, which is how Cores looked when he landed in Mexico. Because of this, he was celebrated as the god who had returned and it is said that this led to the downfall of the Aztecs.
2006-08-14 23:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pre-Colombian Mexicans believed that the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl, Kukulcan, Gukumatz) brought them civilization. He taught them law, calendrics, farming and more.
Leaders often took the name as a title.
My research shows that he has some connection to Thoth, the ibis-headed god of Egypt.
2006-08-15 07:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was some Aztec god that's all i know about him
2006-08-14 23:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by JM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋