4 Things that Lucoa and Quetzalcoatl have in Common

 Lucoa is a character from the anime Ms. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. In this post, I'm going to explain how much she has in common with Quetzalcoatl (the Aztec god of the wind and wisdom).

1. They are both wise 

Lucoa is called upon for her wisdom in the show. Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec god of wisdom. 

2. They both have an embarassing and scandalous backstory

In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl's brother Tezcatlipoca tricked him into drinking pulque which caused him to commit incest with his sister while he was intoxicated. Lucoa did something similar and lost her position as a goddess because of her shame, so she describes herself as an "ex-goddess" in the show. Quetzalcoatl either offed himself or exiled himself depending on the version of the myth. This story can be found in the codex Chimalpopoca and is associated with a human ruler of Tula named after the god, but for some reason the man and the god's stories are intertwined. It's complicated.

3. They spread civilization to humans, including knowledge of agriculture

In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl defied the will of other gods by deciding to help humans. He introduced them to CORN, the best crop ever. This helped them build civilization. It's kind of like how Prometheus defied the gods in Greek mythology by introducing humans to fire. 

4. They are both associated with the planet Venus

Quetzalcoatl and his brother Xolotl are associated with the planet Venus. Lucoa is too, for some reason.

I'm only on episode 6 right now but if I spot more similarities, I'll let y'all know.

On Instagram I made a similar post as this except it just went into detail about the scandalous backstory.