Tuesday, January 28, 2014

How to describe the Quetzalcoatl powers ?

Quetzalcoatl was an ancient god of Central American
primarily the Aztec.  The name Quetzalcoatl means “Feathered Serpent” and as a god he
ruled over the wind, was the “giver of breath” and was a creator who identified with the
sun and yet could descend into the land of death.  It is said that he sprinkled his
blood over ancient bones giving life to those men who inhabited the earth.  He was also
the god of learning and books and inventor of the
calendar. 


Quetzalcoatl was also a historical ruler who
helped cultivate maize (corn) and taught men to study the heavens. He is said to have
set himself ablaze upon a funeral pyre that drifted away along the river.  He claimed
that he would return one day.  Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes was able to trick the
Aztec into believing he was the returning Quetzalcoatl which ultimately helped him
defeat the Aztec nation.

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