A ubiquitous Mesoamerican deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons, the feathered serpent was known by two primary names. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec name, comes from the Nahuatl ...

The Aztec civilization was deeply spiritual ... embodied by deities like Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, and Tezcatlipoca. Rituals, including human sacrifices, played a crucial role in maintaining ...