Kukulkan ("Plume Serpent", "Feathered Serpent") is one of the many gods in the pantheon of Maya mythology. The depiction of the feathered serpent deity is present in most cultures of Mesoamerica although regional traditions vary throughout. Kukulkan should not be confused with Gukumatz the god of K'iche'-Maya tradition or Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology although their origins are directly related.