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    MARVELLOUS MAYA

    Apr 22, 2021 3 minutes

    KUKULCAN

    Kukulcan, one of the most popular and important deities, is a feathered serpent god of the Yucatec Maya. Little is known about pre-Hispanic Kukulcan, however, he is related to Gucamatz, the creator god worshipped by the K’iche’ Maya, as well as Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent deity of the Aztecs. There are many temples dedicated to him across northern Yucatán, for example, El Castillo at Chichén Itzá, where Kukulcan is said to return to Earth during the spring and autumn equinoxes.

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