Odin and Quetzalcoatl on the Library of Congress John Adams Building in Washington D.C. The artist of these bronze sculptures may have been aware of the similarities between Odin and the Mayan Quetzalcoatl. Both can be considered a “Feathered Serpent”...

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Odin combines the eagle and the serpent with his shape-shifting abilities, making him a Norse variant of the winged or feathered serpent. First, he changes himself into a snake so that he can infiltrate the hall of the giant maiden Gunlodd. What he’s after is the Mead of Poetry.

Odin, having entered the mountain hall, seduces the giant maiden Gunnlodd. While she lays sleeping, he transforms into an eagle with the golden mead in his mouth. But the giant Thiazi is after him, and chases him, also in eagle-form…

Odin, with the golden nectar, the mead in his mouth, approaches Asgard, where the gods await him with kettles. A great bonfire is prepared for Thiazi. Odin spits out the mead into the kettle, while Thiazi, like a burning phoenix, crashes into the fire…

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Odin, like Quetzalcoatl, is a civilizing god. He brings writing, wealth, poetry, and magic to the world of gods and mortals. The Mayan Vision Serpent brings visions from the Underworld, While Odin interrogates deed wise women who reside in Hel to learn of their prophecies.