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Quetzalcoatl: A Feathered Serpent Deity of Mesoamerica
The Maya used the name Kukulkan to refer to the same feathered serpent god. According to Aztec tradition ... of Quetzalcoatl as a god with a serpent head alongside the veneration of human saints ...
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Unburying the Aztec
On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid ... of Quetzalcoatl," a head-to-toe costuming topped off with "a serpent mask inlaid with turquoise." ...
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Episode 78 - Double-headed serpent
The double-headed serpent is one of the most highly crafted and strangely compelling of these rare Aztec survivals ... snarling, head. The body of the snake's entirely in turquoise, but when ...
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These Mexican Pyramids and Ruins Will Leave You Speechless (You Won't Believe #4)
For a true Mexico bucket list experience, head to Chichen Itza ... Pyramid of the Moon and Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, named in ...
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The double-headed serpent is one of the most highly crafted and strangely compelling of these rare Aztec survivals ... snarling, head. The body of the snake's entirely in turquoise, but when ...
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Episode Transcript – Episode 78 - Double-headed serpent
The double-headed serpent is one of the most highly crafted and strangely compelling of these rare Aztec survivals ... snarling, head. The body of the snake's entirely in turquoise, but when ...