Located in the rear center of the great Ciudadela compound, the

Temple of Quetzalcoatl is one of the largest pyramidal structures at

Teotihuacan.

The temple facade represents serpents passing through a facade of

circular mirrors (Taube 1986, 1988). Two forms of serpents are present,

Quetzalcoatl and an ancestral form of the Xiuhcoatl. In this respect,

the Temple of Quetzalcoatl facade may be compared to the Postclassic

wind temple of Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, which also appears with mirrors and

serpents (Taube 1986).

Quetzalcoatl (pronounced Keh-tzal-coh-AH-tl) was a creative god,

who – according to the Legend of the Suns –ruled over the second era

of Aztec creation. He was also the patron of arts and knowledge and,

according to Aztec religion; he was the god who provided humans with

their first corn to plant.

Among the Classic Maya, the figure of a feathered serpent is illustrated in

many stone monuments and murals, and is often related to the worship of

royal ancestors. During the  Epiclassic period the cult of the

Feathered Serpent spread dramatically in Mesoamerica. In Central Mexico,

other centers where the cult of the feathered serpent is widespread are

Xochicalo, Cholula, and Cacaxtla. The most famous example of this widespread

cult is the site of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula and its connections with

the central Mexican site of Tula, capital of the Toltecs. According to local and

colonial sources, Quetzalcoatl-Kukulcan (by its Maya name) arrived in the

Yucatan bringing with him a new set of religious and political practices

associated with militarism, and human sacrifices. These themes are easily

recognizable in the architecture and sculptures of Maya sites such as

Chichen Itza and Mayapan For the Postclassic period, the Aztecs/Mexica

revitalized the cult of Quetzalcoatl, which was also associated to the

figure of Ehecatl, the wind god, and to the planet Venus.

In the natal chart Quezlecoatl represents the warrior within, that fights

for equality and justice for all mankind. His position and aspects show

the fights and battles we will overcome in life.