An Ehecailacozcatl (or Ehecacozcatl "wind jewel" in the Nahuatl language) is a symbol created after a cut, twisted conch and associated with wind deities inthe traditional Nahua cosmology. Deities like Ehecatl, the personification of wind, equated to Quetzalcoatl, as the Feathered Serpent was known by the Nahua.
The Feathered Serpent is a pan-Mesoamerican deity associated with the skies, culture and learning, and one of the oldest celebrated throughout all Mesoamerica. The Ehecailacozcatl was worn by individuals as a pendant, and sculptures inspired by it used to adorn the roof of the Calmecac - one of the two main educational centers in the time of the Mexica (a.k.a "Aztecs").
Quetzalcoatl was the patron god of the Calmecac, and the Quaquacuiltin, a class of priests devoted to the wind god, ran the school, that was primarily attended by the upper classes, and where the children would learn basic priestly training, reading the calendars, making offerings, leading ceremonies, as well as medicine, arts, etiquette and leadership. Its' counterpart was the Telpochcalli "House of the youth", a military school attended by children from all social backgrounds.
In the traditional Nahua cosmology, the wind (Ehecatl) was a major force which was necessary to move the Sun (Tonatiuh), and both needed vital energy to perform their functions.
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