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Page from the Dresden Codex, Maya manuscript. Chromolithograph of a page showing a section of a tonalamatl, a sacred season of 260 days
Aztec Jade Bust of Quetzalcoatl, 1360-1521. Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent, a flying reptile, a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky
The Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Pyramid of Cholula, 1890. The Great Pyramid of Cholula was an important religious and mythical centre in prehispanic times
Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A. D. 500 / 750. Creator: UnknownTripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers, A.D. 500/750. Classic Veracruz, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
Mask representing a god, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th centuryAztec Turquoise Mosaic Mask.Mask representing a god, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century. A turquoise and shell mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl
Jade statue of Quetzalcoatl, Aztec 1350-1521. The Feathered Snake, Aztec god of fertility and creator of mankind
Hernando Cortes (Cortez) (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, attacking natives in Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men
God of the Morning Star, Mexico. Quetzalcoatl was often considered the god of the morning star, and his twin brother Xolotl was the evening star (Venus)