Quetzalcóatl, the great Feathered Serpent, descends into the underworld to retrieve the bones

Quetzalcóatl, the great Feathered Serpent, descends into the underworld to retrieve the bones of the previous generation. He is nearly defeated and trapped by a quail, a minion of Mictlantecuhtl, the Lord of the Dead – but Quetzalcóatl is a wise, crafty god, and escapes. He makes humans from these bones, and because a few of them broke in His escape, that’s why humans come in different sizes, they say. Now, none of the mythology said it was a giant undead quail, but I took some artistic liberties. Prints available here. -- source link

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