Feathered Serpent

For other uses, see Feathered Serpent (disambiguation).
"Plumed Serpent" redirects here. For the D.H. Lawrence novel, see The Plumed Serpent. For the Grimm episode, see Plumed Serpent (Grimm).

The Feathered Serpent is a prominent supernatural entity or deity found in many Mesoamerican religions. It is called Quetzalcōātl among the Aztecs; Kukulkan among the Yucatec Maya; and Qʼuqʼumatz and Tohil among the Kʼicheʼ Maya.

The double symbolism used by the Feathered Serpent is considered allegorical to the dual nature of the deity: being feathered represents its divine nature or ability to fly to reach the skies, while being a serpent represents its human nature or ability to creep on the ground among other animals of the Earth, a dualism very common in Mesoamerican deities.

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