Quetzalcoatl: Mesoamerican feathered serpent deity spans 300 BC to 900 AD. Quetzalcoatl (feathered serpent) appears in Mesoamerican monumental art, murals, and codices Dating range: 300 BC to 900 AD Depicted as snake-body with horns, crests and plumes
Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, appears throughout Mesoamerican monumental art, murals, and codices from 300 BC to 900 AD. Depicted with horns, crests, and feathered plumes, this deity was connected to rain, cosmic authority, divine order, and fertility. His curled ramlike horns represent one of the clearest examples of this motif in world mythology.
Key Facts
- Quetzalcoatl (feathered serpent) appears in Mesoamerican monumental art, murals, and codices
- Dating range: 300 BC to 900 AD
- Depicted as snake-body with horns, crests and plumes
- Connected to rain, cosmic authority, divine order, and fertility
- Clearest examples of ramlike curling horns in world mythology
Source: Tracking the "Horned Serpents" All Over the World by Timeless with Fred Snyder