Quetzalcoatl
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Summary
Quetzalcoatl is a dragon[1]. Quetzalcoatl draws 15,036 Wikipedia views per month (dragon category, ranking #6 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Mixcoatl[3]
- Mother: Chimalma[4]
- Sex or gender: male[5]
- Instance of: Aztec deity[6], mythological serpent[7], Feathered Serpent[8]
- Location: Templo Mayor[9]
- Commons category: Quetzalcoatl[10]
- Said to be the same as: Kukulkan[11]
- Country of origin: Mesoamerica[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Quetzalcoatl[13]
- Commons gallery: Quetzalcoatl[14]
- Worshipped by: Aztec mythology[15]
- Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[16]
- Nickname: Precious Serpent[17]
- Has characteristic: intelligence[18]
- Manifestation of: Feathered Serpent[19]
- Name in native language: Quetzalcōātl[20]
- Habitat: Venus[21]
- Sibling: Xipe Totec[22], Tezcatlipoca[23], Huitzilopochtli[24], Xolotl[25]
- Appears in the form of: Feathered Serpent[26], Resplendent Quetzal[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- P14750: D1DC-89B8-C68B-548F-1C89[29]
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Influence
Things named for Quetzalcoatl include Quetzalcoatlus[30], a fossil taxon[31]; AIM-68 Big Q[32], a missile model[33], founded in 1963[34]; quetzalcoatlite[35], a mineral species[36]; and 1915 Quetzálcoatl[37], an asteroid[38].
Why It Matters
Quetzalcoatl has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Quetzalcoatl is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Quetzalcoatl include Quetzalcoatlus[30], a fossil taxon[31]; AIM-68 Big Q[32], a missile model[33], founded in 1963[34]; quetzalcoatlite[35], a mineral species[36]; and 1915 Quetzálcoatl[37], an asteroid[38].
FAQs
Who were Quetzalcoatl's parents?
Quetzalcoatl's father was Mixcoatl[3]. Quetzalcoatl's mother was Chimalma[4].