The Temple of the Feathered Serpent is the third largest pyramid at Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian site in central Mexico (the term Teotihuacan, or Teotihuacano...

The pantheon of the people of Teotihuacan (200 BC – 700 AD) also featured a feathered serpent, shown most prominently on the Temple of the Feathered Serpent...

Quetzalcoatl (/ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl/) (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind, Venus...

deity in Teotihuacan; most closely associated with the Feathered Serpent Pyramid (Temple of the Feathered Serpent). The Old God The War Serpent. Taube has...

of the Toltecs in the 10th century Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan, also known as the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, and the Feathered Serpent Pyramid...

founded by the Huastec culture). El Castillo and High Priest's Temple in Chichen Itza Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon and Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan...

The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan, and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. It is believed to have been constructed about 200...

of the cave. Surely, taking advantage of the solar phenomenon, the site was also used for religious ceremonies. The Temple of the Feathered Serpent has...

point. The Temple of the Feathered Serpent was constructed after the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon had been completed. The temple marks...

sacrifice at the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. At the Temple of the Moon, another excavation site, there were a number of decapitated remains found along...

one in the sanctum sanctorum of the Area H temple at Hazor, and two at Shechem. In the surrounding region, serpent cult objects figured in other cultures...

The feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl is linked to this city, whose worship was widespread from central Mexico to Central America at the time the Spanish...

been dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl. The architectural style of the building was linked closely to that of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico, although...

and GIII the jaguar god of fire, also patron of the number seven. A feathered snake god and creator. The depiction of the feathered serpent deity is present...

Classic Period, the War Serpent of Teotihuacan was probably a forerunner of Xiuhcoatl, it was also depicted with the grass symbol, flames, and the trapeze-and-ray...

victory of Tezcatlipoca over the Feathered Serpent probably reflects historical fact. The first century of the Toltec civilization was dominated by the Teotihuacan...

cultures. The Mesoamerican writing tradition reached its height in the Classic Maya logosyllabic script. In Central Mexico, the city of Teotihuacan ascended...

the Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan. Fifteen individuals were interred with back mirrors placed at the small of the back in Burial 190...

of butterflies, jaguars, and serpents. The Mexican marigold, Tagetes lucida, known to the Nahua as cempohualxochitl, was another important symbol of the...

platforms, temples, and pyramids in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, becoming popular in the Early Classic Period of Teotihuacan. Talud-tablero consists of an inward-sloping...

Lady 11 Serpent Jewel Mouth (wife) c.1096: Lord 4 Jaguar Night Face ?: Lord 1 Death Sun Serpent, with Lady 11 Serpent Flower Quetzal Feathers (wife) ...

Reproduction of the Temple of the feathered serpent in Teotihuacan Disk of Mictlāntēcutli Olmeca-Xicalanca - Cacaxtla bird man mural Mural and model of Tenochtitlan...

constant stream of visitors to the site. The Tulum ruins are the third most-visited archeological site in Mexico, after Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza, receiving...

cultures, the Maya worshipped feathered serpent deities. Such worship was rare during the Classic period, but by the Postclassic the feathered serpent had spread...

not the Teotihuacan state; it was a group of the Feathered-Serpent people, thrown out from the city. The Feathered-Serpent Pyramid was burnt, all the sculptures...

is based on distinguished service to the Shrine Temples. Quetzalcoatl is often depicted as a feathered serpent with an open jaw, bifid tongue, and articulated...

succeeded by the Epi-Olmec culture between 300–250 BCE. The Zapotec civilization arose in the Valley of Oaxaca, the Teotihuacan civilization arose in the Valley...

deceit, sorcery and the Earth. The Aztecs believed that the gods created the universe at Teotihuacan. The name Teōtīhuacān was given by the Nahuatl-speaking...

population of 125,000 in 200 CE. The city's grid plan originated with the "Avenue of the Dead", connecting the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and the Pyramid...

noted by the use of the Chac Mool, Atlantean figures, feathered serpents, and skull platforms. The Toltecs were about to melt and work precious metals such...