USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Their religion centered around eight gods: the Olmec Dragon, the Bird Monster, the Shark Monster, the Banded-Eye god, the Maize God, the Rain Spirit, the Were-Jaguar, and the Feathered Serpent. The Olmec had the first representation of the feathered serpent that would show itself in later mesoamerican cultures.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Olmec Tribe believed that the Jaquar was a rain deity and fertility diety. The Jaquar was chosen because the Olmecs believed it was the most powerful and feared animal. They also believed that the Jaquar was an Avatar of the living and the dead.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Olmec apparently had gods, or at least powerful supernatural beings, which were worshiped or respected in some way. Their names and functions-other than in the most general sense-have been lost over the ages. Olmec deities are represented in surviving stone carvings, cave paintings, and pottery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quetzalcóatl, Mayan name Kukulcán, (from Nahuatl quetzalli, “tail feather of the quetzal bird [Pharomachrus mocinno], ” and coatl, “snake”), the Feathered Serpent, one of the major deities of the ancient Mexican pantheon.