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| | Quetzalcoatl |
 | | Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake", in Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl, in Spanish: Quetzalcatl) is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations and also the name given to some toltec rulers, the most famous is [Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl]. |
 | | Quetzalcoatl became a representation of rain, the celestial water and their asociated winds, while Tlaloc would be the god of the earthly water, the water in the lakes, caverns, rivers and also of the vegetation. |
 | | Quetzalcoatl allegedly went to Mictlan, the underworld, and created fifth world-mankind from the bones of the previous races (with the help of Cihuacoatl), using his own blood, from a wound in his penis, to imbue the bones with new life. |
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