The serpent with the eagle in the boughs.
Equivalent names exist in other Mesoamerican languages.
Post-Conquest myths merge him with culture heroes of other times and places within Mesoamerica, probably because Quetzalc atl was a priestly title used by many men rather than a personal name. This personage shares many characteristics of archetypal beings, such as birth from a virgin mother , but he is a unique symbol of Mexican ideology. He invented the calendar, the arts, and advanced forms of agriculture . His people were wealthy and powerful. He recreated humanity after the first deluge, using a mixture of human bones and his divine blood .