In contemporary culture, they're the focus of numerous historical studies, films, books, visual works of art ... gods in the Aztec religion, if not the most important Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl ...

In The Aztec Kings, Susan D. Gillespie states that composite deities, such as Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl, serve as mediators between humanity and the gods, allowing the gods to live in both worlds ...