USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which god was the Aztec god of wind and life? His name meant “feathered serpent.”
A
Huitzilopochtli
B
Quetzalcoatl
C
Tlaloc
D
Tezcatlipoca
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To the Aztecs, Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent. He was a creator deity having contributed essentially to the creation of mankind. He also had anthropomorphic forms, for example in his aspects as Ehecatl the wind god.

Detailed explanation-2: -To the Aztecs, Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent, a flying reptile (much like a dragon), who was a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky. He was a creator deity having contributed essentially to the creation of Mankind.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pronounced “Keh-tzal-coh-atl, ” Quetzalcoatl is the god of life, wind and intelligence. His name means “feathered serpent, ” and he’s one of the most famous Aztec gods. Quetzalcoatl represented the good his brother, Tezcatlipoca, did not. Aztecs believed he created the Aztec calendar and books.

Detailed explanation-5: -Quet-zal-co-at) or ‘Plumed Serpent’ was one of the most important gods in ancient Mesoamerica. Quetzalcóatl was the god of winds and rain, and the creator of the world and humanity. A mix of bird and rattlesnake, his name is a combination of the Nahuatl words quetzal (the emerald plumed bird) and coatl (serpent).

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