Kukulkan
E162629
Kukulkan is a major feathered serpent deity of the Maya, closely associated with wind, rain, and creation, and identified with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kukulkan canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kukulkan Context triple: [Quetzalcoatl, equivalent, Kukulkan]
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A.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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B.
Mekoryuk
Mekoryuk is a small village on Nunivak Island in western Alaska, known as the primary community of the Nunivak Cup’ig people.
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C.
Alupka
Alupka is a resort town on the southern coast of Crimea, known for the Neo-Gothic and Moorish-style Vorontsov Palace and its scenic location at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri.
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D.
Sukki
Sukki is one of the four snowman mascots created to represent the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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E.
Khas Kura
Khas Kura is the historical form of the Nepali language that originated among the Khas people of the Himalayan region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kukulkan Target entity description: Kukulkan is a major feathered serpent deity of the Maya, closely associated with wind, rain, and creation, and identified with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
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A.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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B.
Mekoryuk
Mekoryuk is a small village on Nunivak Island in western Alaska, known as the primary community of the Nunivak Cup’ig people.
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C.
Alupka
Alupka is a resort town on the southern coast of Crimea, known for the Neo-Gothic and Moorish-style Vorontsov Palace and its scenic location at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri.
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D.
Sukki
Sukki is one of the four snowman mascots created to represent the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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E.
Khas Kura
Khas Kura is the historical form of the Nepali language that originated among the Khas people of the Himalayan region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya deity
ⓘ
feathered serpent deity ⓘ |
| associatedPhenomenon | equinox serpent shadow at Chichen Itza ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
El Castillo at Chichen Itza
ⓘ
linked to:
Chichén Itzá
Temple of Kukulkan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
creation
ⓘ
rain ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| category |
Maya gods
ⓘ
Mesoamerican deities ⓘ sky and weather gods ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
plumed serpent
ⓘ
serpent descending temple stairs ⓘ serpent with feathers ⓘ |
| domain |
creation
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ rain ⓘ sky ⓘ storms ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| equivalent |
Gukumatz
ⓘ
Quetzalcoatl ⓘ |
| equivalentInItzaMaya | Kukulkan ⓘ |
| equivalentInKicheMaya | Gukumatz ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
agricultural deity
ⓘ
astral deity ⓘ rain bringer ⓘ wind god ⓘ |
| hasNameInClassicalNahuatl | Quetzalcoatl ⓘ |
| hasNameInYucatecMaya | Kukulkan ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Aztec god Quetzalcoatl
ⓘ
linked to:
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl ⓘ |
| influenced | Postclassic Maya religious practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Central Mexican feathered serpent cults ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter |
Chichen Itza
ⓘ
linked to:
Chichén Itzá
El Castillo pyramid ⓘ
linked to:
Osario pyramid
|
| mythologicalType |
sky serpent
ⓘ
storm deity ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| role |
civilizing deity
ⓘ
creator deity ⓘ culture hero ⓘ patron of rulers ⓘ |
| symbol |
feathered serpent
ⓘ
feathers ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorCult |
Postclassic period
ⓘ
Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Chichen Itza
ⓘ
linked to:
Chichén Itzá
Mesoamerica ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kukulkan Description of subject: Kukulkan is a major feathered serpent deity of the Maya, closely associated with wind, rain, and creation, and identified with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.