


God V - Feathered Serpent
Pantheon: Olmec
Keep in Mind
There is no surviving direct account of the Olmec's religious beliefs, unlike the Mayan and the Aztecs.
Because of this techniques such as typological analysis of Olmec iconography and art, comparison to later, better documented pre-Columbian cultures and comparison to modern-day cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Americas have been used to piece together what little we know about this ancient, nearly lost, culture.
Thus any information we do know cannot be taken as fact but rather a combination of fragmented historical documention, educated guesswork and conjecture.
Key Info
- Also known as Feathered Serpent
- 1st instance of a plumed serpent in Mesoamerican mythology
Brief Bio
The feathered (or plumed) serpent depicted throughout Mesoamerica first appears in Olmec times, although there is some disagreement concerning its importance to the Olmec.The Feathered Serpent appears on La Venta Stele 19 (An ancient Olmec homeland archeological dig) and within a Juxtlahuaca cave painting locations hundreds of miles apart.
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MESOAMERICAN MYTHOLOGY

