Quetzalcoatl

Feathered-serpent creator and wind god (Ehecatl), patron of priesthood; distinct from the ruler Topiltzin.

Parentage

• Ometeotl

Domains

• wind
• creation and life
• priesthood and learning
• morning star venus

Powers

• Recreate humanity from ground bones and own blood
• Sweep the road and raise winds before the rains
• Bring cultivated maize to humanity

Epithets

• Ehēcatl
• Tlīltzin

Relations

• interpretatio: Lord 9 Wind "Quetzalcoatl"
• lover: Mayahuel
• sibling: Tezcatlipoca
• sibling: Huitzilopochtli
• rival: Tezcatlipoca
• rival: Mictlantecuhtli
• killer of: Tlaltecuhtli
• sibling: Xipe Totec
• syncretism: Kukulkan
• equated with: Gucumatz
• interpretatio: Tohil

Sources

• Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Books I, III, VI; Leyenda de los Soles