Quetzalcoatl

A Mesoamerican deity found across the region and through a long timespan. The Aztec/Nahuatl name Quetzalcoatl means "Feathered Serpent," referencing the quetzal bird's bright plumage. Some anthropological interpretations indicate he was a sky god, and he was the creator god of the Nahuatl/Aztec. Likely the same being as Kukulkan and Qʼuqʼumatz; though his earlier names are not known, he predates the Olmec civilization, which began roughly 1600BCE, and was already one of their most important deities. More, the same concept/being is found in the indigenous peoples across North America as far afield as the Appalachians, where the Uktena of the Cherokee was considered a supernatural, ornately-decorated horned dragon monster. If the description is allowed to vary, this creature may have been known worldwide -- to the Celts, Greeks, Mesopotamians, Indians, and Orientals.

This may have been the first human encounter with a Star Drake.

See also Kukulkan, Qʼuqʼumatz.