Winged Serpent

The ancient people of Central America were known to worship a kind of creature that looked like a winged serpent. The Mayans called it 'Kukulkan'; the Aztecs referred to it as 'Quetzalcoati'. It was considered the chief deity of their time.

According to Mayan legend, their ancestors were visited by a fair-skinned, blonde hair being who taught them agriculture, astronomy, mathematics and medicine. As a result, their culture and civilization advanced tremendously and this being, who had the ability to change forms, was highly honored and regarded as divine by the ancient people, who worshipped and gave him the title of 'Kukulkan', the feathered serpent.

One of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was Chichen Itza where the famous El Castillo or temple of Kukulkan stood. 

Here among the well-preserved ruins can be found carvings and sculptures of the Mayan god, depicted with feathers and wings, revered and respected by these Meso-American people. While archeologists and anthropologists regarded such artifacts to be a mere reflection of the primitive beliefs and cultures of these ancient people, it seems that the worship of this winged serpent creature is not limited to just one single region in the world.