Wondering how to use Quetzalcoatl in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as deity or divinity.
Quetzalcoatl meaning
The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.
Using Quetzalcoatl
- The main meaning on this page is: The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.
- Useful related words include: deity, divinity, god, immortal.
- In the example corpus, quetzalcoatl often appears in combinations such as: god quetzalcoatl.
Context around Quetzalcoatl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quetzalcoatl
- In this selection, "quetzalcoatl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, god, america, ehecatl and discovered stand out and add context to how "quetzalcoatl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include associated with quetzalcoatl or kukulcan and aztec god quetzalcoatl discovered cacao. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quetzalcoatl" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quetzalcoatl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Quetzalcoatl 's father was Mixcoatl ("Cloud Serpent"). (7 words)
In pre-Columbian Central America Quetzalcoatl was sometimes depicted as biting its own tail. (14 words)
The Temple of the Warriors bears iconography depicting feathered serpents associated with Quetzalcoatl or Kukulcan. (15 words)
Graulich argued that the Toltec era is best considered the fourth of the five Aztec mythical "Suns" or ages, the one immediately preceding the fifth sun of the Aztec people, presided over by Quetzalcoatl. (34 words)
The animal was especially respected in Mesoamerican cosmology as a symbol of military might, with some scholars having traced the origin of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to a pre-Aztec coyote deity. (32 words)
Representing life, the human figure is the Aztec wind god, Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, who created humankind and is identifiable by his J-shaped ear pendants. (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
Quetzalcoatl had enjoyed how sinful they had become, so he got angry about their fate and killed them all with a hurricane.
Graulich argued that the Toltec era is best considered the fourth of the five Aztec mythical "Suns" or ages, the one immediately preceding the fifth sun of the Aztec people, presided over by Quetzalcoatl.
In a similar creation story, the Mexica ( Aztec ) god Quetzalcoatl discovered cacao (cacahuatl: "bitter water"), in a mountain filled with other plant foods.
In pre-Columbian Central America Quetzalcoatl was sometimes depicted as biting its own tail.
Quetzalcoatl 's father was Mixcoatl ("Cloud Serpent").
Representing life, the human figure is the Aztec wind god, Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, who created humankind and is identifiable by his J-shaped ear pendants.
The animal was especially respected in Mesoamerican cosmology as a symbol of military might, with some scholars having traced the origin of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to a pre-Aztec coyote deity.
The Temple of the Warriors bears iconography depicting feathered serpents associated with Quetzalcoatl or Kukulcan.
Common combinations with quetzalcoatl
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: