A ubiquitous Mesoamerican deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons, the feathered serpent was known by two primary names. Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec name, comes from the Nahuatl ...

The Maya worshipped a feathered serpent god Kulkulcán, or Quetzalcóatl. Legend claims that an ancient ruler, Kulkulcán, founded the Maya city of Chichén Itzá. There are several versions of this story.