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− | + | '''Quetzalcoatl''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[archeologist]] pantheon. | |
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+ | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
+ | One of the principal Aztec-Toltec gods was the great and wise | ||
+ | Quetzalcoatl, who was called Kukumatz in Guatemala, and | ||
+ | Kukulcan in Yucatan. His image, the plumed serpent, is found | ||
+ | on both the oldest and the most recent Indian edifices. ... | ||
+ | The legend tells how the Indian deity Quetzalcoatl came from | ||
+ | the "Land of the Rising Sun". He wore a long white robe and | ||
+ | had a beard; he taught the people crafts and customs and laid | ||
+ | down wise laws. He created an empire in which the ears of | ||
+ | corn were as long as men are tall, and caused bolls of colored | ||
+ | cotton to grow on cotton plants. But for some reason or other | ||
+ | he had to leave his empire. ... But all the legends of | ||
+ | Quetzalcoatl unanimously agree that he promised to come again. | ||
+ | [ Gods, Graves, and Scholars, by C. W. Ceram ] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Gods]] |
Revision as of 07:54, 18 January 2008
Quetzalcoatl is the lawful god of the archeologist pantheon.
Encyclopedia entry
One of the principal Aztec-Toltec gods was the great and wise Quetzalcoatl, who was called Kukumatz in Guatemala, and Kukulcan in Yucatan. His image, the plumed serpent, is found on both the oldest and the most recent Indian edifices. ... The legend tells how the Indian deity Quetzalcoatl came from the "Land of the Rising Sun". He wore a long white robe and had a beard; he taught the people crafts and customs and laid down wise laws. He created an empire in which the ears of corn were as long as men are tall, and caused bolls of colored cotton to grow on cotton plants. But for some reason or other he had to leave his empire. ... But all the legends of Quetzalcoatl unanimously agree that he promised to come again. [ Gods, Graves, and Scholars, by C. W. Ceram ]