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What religions did the Mayas and Aztecs practice?
Both civilizations were polytheistic. They had their own gods who had their own distinct functions and roles as with the pagan religions of Ancient Europe. The Aztecs chief deity was said to be Quetzalcoatl where as the Mayans of the Yucatan called theirs Kukulkan and the Mayans from south of the Yucatan called theirs Gukumatz
Some say Mixcoatl the Aztec deity is Tezcatlipoca the brother of Quetzalcoatl and others that he is the father of Quetzalcoatl - which is true?
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What god was hernan Cortes mistaken for?
Quetzalcoatl
Is the quetzalcoatl extinct?
The quetzalcoatl is a mythological creature that is a combination between a bird and a dragon. They are supposed to have been hunted to extinction by the Spanish, but in reality they never really existed.
Is quetzalcoatl a Inca or Aztec god?
Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec name of the same diety known as viracocha to the incans. He is known in every mesoamerican culture by one name or another.
What was the name of the god that the axtec thought cortez was?
Maybe the snake deity known as Quetzalcoatl among the Aztecs, closely related to the god Q'uq'umatz among the K'iche' Maya, and to the god "Kukulkan" of the Mayans.
Who believed that one day quetzalcoatl would return?
The Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent worshiped by the Mayans. The Mayan leader, Montezuma, believed that the white men were the famous God returned.
Where the native people related to the Mayans?
no the native people were not related to the Mayans
Are the Mayans related to God?
No, the Mayans are an ancient Indian tribe in South American.
Did the Spaniards take Quetzalcoatl hostage and loot the city?
That would have been difficult since Quetzalcoatl was a mythical deity of the Mayans and Aztecs, and was often portrayed as a giant winged serpent. The Aztecs in Mexico welcomed the Spanish under Cortes because they thought they were the human forms of Quetzalcoatl.The looting occurred in the Incan Empire (with which Quetzalcoatl was not related) when the Spanish killed the palace guard of the Incan king Atahualpa and held him for ransom, later killing him anyway.
What religions did the Mayas and Aztecs practice?
Both civilizations were polytheistic. They had their own gods who had their own distinct functions and roles as with the pagan religions of Ancient Europe. The Aztecs chief deity was said to be Quetzalcoatl where as the Mayans of the Yucatan called theirs Kukulkan and the Mayans from south of the Yucatan called theirs Gukumatz
Did the Mayans?
yes they did but there are some people that are believed to be related too them
Why did Montezuma believed the Spaniards were Quetzalcoatl on his soldier?
Montezuma thought that Cortes was Quetzalcoatl because Quetzalcoatl was white and so Cortes is white.
How do you spell quezacoaltl?
Quetzalcoatl
What does the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl mean?
When Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortés arrived, the Aztecs believed he was Quetzalcoatl, a god who would bring peace to Mexico (some hope!). "Quetzalcoatl" meant feathered snake.
What did Quetzalcoatl mean?
Well its a simple question really, a Quetzalcoatl is a feathered serpent, the phrase originates from the nahuatl language.Thank you please :)
When was Quetzalcoatl born?
nobody knows
