The Maya used the name Kukulkan to refer to the same feathered serpent god. According to Aztec tradition, Quetzalcoatl was one of the creator deities responsible for shaping the world and humanity.

Before he was identified as an indigenous god, Quetzalcoatl was simply ... deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons, the feathered serpent was known by two primary names.

The poet and writer Adriana Diaz Enciso explains the snake's connection to the Aztec gods, and especially to the great feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl: "The snake was important for the Aztecs ...

The poet and writer Adriana Diaz Enciso explains the snake's connection to the Aztec gods, and especially to the great feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl: "The snake was important for the Aztecs ...