Illustration
An architectural sculpture from Teotihuacan of Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed-Serpent god of Mesoamerican religion and mythology. He was regarded as a creator god and a god of wind by such civilizations as the Maya and Aztecs.
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Marcelosan. (2013, August 01). Quetzalcoatl. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1367/quetzalcoatl/
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Marcelosan. "Quetzalcoatl." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 01, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1367/quetzalcoatl/.
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Marcelosan. "Quetzalcoatl." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Aug 2013. Web. 23 Feb 2025.
