Editing Qʼuqʼumatz (section)

===Modern belief===
The various feathered serpent deities remained popular in Mesoamerican folk traditions after the Spanish conquest but by the 20th century Qʼuqʼumatz appeared only rarely among the Kʼicheʼ.<ref>{{harvnb|Read|González|2000|p=182}}.</ref> A tradition was recorded by Juan de León that Qʼuqʼumatz assisted the sun god Tohil in his daily climb to the zenith.<ref name="carmac364">{{harvnb|Carmack|2001a|p=364}}.</ref> According to De León, who may have gathered the information from elders in [[Santa Cruz del Quiché]], the feathered serpent gripped Tohil in his jaws to carry him safely up into the sky.<ref name="Carmack 2001a, p.365">{{harvnb|Carmack|2001a|p=365}}.</ref>