Quetzalcoatl

In Aztec religion, Quetzalcoatl (IPA: ) was a benefactor god, considered a leader among the deities. The name is a combination of quetzal, a brightly colored American bird, and coatl, meaning serpent. Quetzalcoatl is often referred to as the feathered serpent god and was connected to the planet Venus. Today Quetzalcoatl is the most well-known Aztec deity, and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god. Some scholars think that Quetzalcoatl was just one god in a pantheon of gods, not considered superior to the others.

The god Quetzalcoatl was sometimes conflated with Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, a semi-legendary 10th century Toltec ruler.