feathered serpent Feathered Serpent
Ringkasan
Ular Berbulu adalah dewa atau sosok supernatural penting dalam banyak agama Mesoamerika, dikenal sebagai Quetzalcōātl oleh orang Aztek dan Kukulkan oleh Maya Yukatek.
The Feathered Serpent is a prominent deity or supernatural entity of many Mesoamerican religions, known as Quetzalcōātl to the Aztecs and Kukulkan to the Yucatec Maya.
Kisah dan tradisi
Ular Berbulu adalah sosok ilahi yang dipuja dalam banyak agama Mesoamerika. Orang Aztek menyebutnya Quetzalcōātl, Maya Yukatek menyebutnya Kukulkan, dan Maya Kʼicheʼ mengenalnya sebagai Qʼuqʼumatz dan Tohil. Bulunya ditafsirkan sebagai lambang sifat ilahi dan kemampuan terbang, sedangkan tubuh ularnya sebagai lambang sifat manusiawi yang melata di bumi. Gambar ular berbulu sudah muncul dalam kebudayaan Olmek (sekitar 1400–400 SM), biasanya berupa ular derik berjambul. Di Teotihuacan (200 SM – 700 M) sosok ini menonjol di Kuil Ular Berbulu, dan secara umum paling sering tampil dalam arsitektur Mesoamerika. Menurut legenda, Ular Berbulu menguasai bintang pagi, menciptakan buku dan kalender, serta memberi jagung kepada manusia. Ia juga melambangkan kematian dan kelahiran kembali, dan menjadi pelindung para pendeta.
The Feathered Serpent is a divine figure revered in many Mesoamerican religions. The Aztecs called it Quetzalcōātl, the Yucatec Maya Kukulkan, and the Kʼicheʼ Maya knew it as Qʼuqʼumatz and Tohil. Its feathers are read as a sign of divine nature and flight, its serpent body as a sign of a human nature that creeps on the earth. Images of feathered serpents already appear in Olmec culture (c. 1400–400 BC), usually as a crested rattlesnake. At Teotihuacan (200 BC – 700 AD) the figure is prominent on the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, and overall it appears most often in Mesoamerican architecture. According to legend, the Feathered Serpent rules the morning star, invented books and the calendar, and gave maize to humanity. It also stands for death and rebirth and is the patron of priests.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Mesoamerika (Aztek & Maya)
- Kawasan / Region
- Mesoamerika & Karibia
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Deity
Nama lain / Alternate names
Quetzalcōātl, Kukulkan, Qʼuqʼumatz
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Ular berbulu sudah digambarkan dalam seni Olmek (sekitar 1400–400 SM).
Feathered serpents were already depicted in Olmec art (c. 1400–400 BC).