In sculptures adorning temples throughout ancient mexico he generally appeared as a plumed serpent although sometimes he had human features as well. His appearance can change drastically however depending on the region era and context. Quetzalcoatl appears in many ancient mesoamerican codices sculptures and reliefs.
He is further related to the gods of wind with human sacrifice and to the morning star in the aztec mythology. Quetzalcoatl was also linked with aztec priesthood and one of the two high priests in the famous templo mayor of tenochtitlan assumed the title of quetzalcoatl. Bridgeman art library getty images.
The plumed serpent god of the wind learning and the priesthood master of life creator and civiliser patron of every art and inventor of metallurgy in the codex borbonicus. Quetzalcoatl the toltec and aztec god. See more ideas about aztec art aztec tattoo aztec warrior.
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Quetzalcōhuātzin is a deity in mesoamerican culture and literature whose name comes from the nahuatl language and means precious serpent or quetzal. Quetzalcōhuātl ket saɬ koːwaːt ɬ modern nahuatl pronunciation help info in honorific form. Quetzalcóatl pronounced ketsalˈkoatl.
Quetzalcoatl ˌ k ɛ t s æ l k oʊ ˈ ɑː t əl spanish. Baquedano 1984 25 aztec sculpture and the gods. The sculptors worked both in low relief and in the round and often the two styles are inseperable as statues commonly included scenes or symbols carved in relief.
The sculptures range from the miniature to the monumental in scale.
Quetzalcoatl aztec sculptures. In aztec mythology he was the brother of tezcatlipoca huizilopochtli and xipe totec. He is the 9th of the 13 lords of the day and is often associated with the rain god tláloc. The god was particularly associated with the sacred site of cholula an important place of pilgrimage from 1200 ce and all round aztec buildings were dedicated to the. You see back in 1992 robert graham told the city he was going to build them a 20 to 25 foot tall bronze sculpture of the aztec feathered serpent god quetzalcoatl.
Aztec sculpture and the gods.
Aztec sculpture and the gods. You see back in 1992 robert graham told the city he was going to build them a 20 to 25 foot tall bronze sculpture of the aztec feathered serpent god quetzalcoatl. The god was particularly associated with the sacred site of cholula an important place of pilgrimage from 1200 ce and all round aztec buildings were dedicated to the.
He is the 9th of the 13 lords of the day and is often associated with the rain god tláloc. In aztec mythology he was the brother of tezcatlipoca huizilopochtli and xipe totec.
