Quetzalcoatl

### Occupation

God of Corn, the wind, the planet Venus, life, the dawn, merchants, Aztec priesthood, arts, crafts and knowledge

**Quetzalcoatl** is a deity and mythical hero from real-life Mesoamerican culture.

## History

### Disney Parks

Quetzalcoatl is an ancient Mesoamerican serpent deity which was prevalent in South America though it is possible there were multiple Quetzalcoatls or that it could assume multiple forms simultaneously. Several structures and structures were built in Quetzalcoatl's likeness. At some point, it was affiliated with the *Temple of the Crystal Skull* in the Lost River Delta of Cusco, Peru. Quetzalcoatl assisted the crystal skull in defending the temple, filling it with snakes and fighting off trespassers.

Other temples dedicated to the serpent god were located in Teotihuacan in modern Mexico. Some of these temples belonged to the Olmec civilization under the Babylonian conquerer Azerim, a disciple of the inter dimensional entity Marduk. Quetzlcoatl was summoned by the Olmec king to defend part of the *Infernal Machine* which could be used to enter the dimension of the Aetherium where Marduk resided.

In 1931, the serpent encountered archaeologist/adventurer Indiana Jones when he excavated the Temple of the Crystal Skull. Due to his crippling fear of snakes, Jones refused to fight Quetzlcoatl or its snake minions and left several tourists of the temple to fend for themselves against it. Jones encountered the serpent god once again in 1947 while hunting for the Infernal Machine's pieces and used the temple's spy traps to kill the snake (or at-least that form of it).

## Appearances and allusions

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull

Quetzlcoatl is a minor antagonist in this attraction, appearing in the serpent chamber to attack Indiana Jones and his guests on behalf of the Crystal Skull. Depictions of Quetzlcoatl are also prevalent throughout the queue for this attraction. A board left by Indiana Jones brings up searching for glyphs of Quetzlcoatl among other deities in the temple.

### World Showcase

The Mexico pavilion's Pyramid of the Mexico is modelled after the real life Aztec *Temple of Quetzalcoatl* in Teotihuacan, Mexico. As a result, statues depicting several feathered serpent heads decorate the pyramid.

#### El Rio del Tiempo

A priest dressed as the feathered serpent appeared in this defunct attraction. The priest would depict the rivalry between Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca.

### In other media

#### Printed materials

##### Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

Quetzlcoatl (or some depiction of him) is to appear in this S.E.A. book and is featured in both the title and cover.

#### Video-games

##### Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

Indiana Jones encountered the serpent summoned by Azerim in 1947 during his quest to find the Infernal Machine. He killed the serpent by setting off spike traps in the temple.

## References

1. ↑ https://tdrexplorer.com/ride-explorer-indiana-jones-adventure-at-tokyo-disneysea/
2. ↑ https://dejiki.com/2013/12/tokyo-disneysea-indiana-jones-adventure-temple-of-the-crystal-skull/
3. ↑ http://f77blog.blogspot.com/2013/08/back-to-river-of-time-part-1.html