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The quatrefoil, similar to the TREFOIL, is a Christian symbol. Instead of three round lobes, there are four, usually arranged in a diamond. It is taken from Gothic architecture and represents the four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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The queen is used much less often in symbolism and tattoo artwork than the KING. Where she is used, she oftentimes is the complement to the king or may simply represent femininity. To portray a woman as a queen places her in a superior category. For men, the word "queen" refers to homosexuality and a similarity to women.
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QuetzalcOatl, the feathered serpent, was one of the major deities in the ancient Mexican pantheon. In Aztec times (fourteenth through sixteenth centuries) QuetzalcOatl was revered as the patron of priests, the inventor of the calendar and of Books, and the protector of goldsmiths and other crafts men; he was also identified with the planet Venus. As the evening and MORNING STAR, Quetzalcoatl was the symbol of death and resurrection. Quetzalcoatl's calendar name was Ce Acatl (One Reed). The belief that he would return from the East (where he had traveled after being expelled by the God of the night SKY) in a One Reed year led the Aztec sovereign Montezuma II to regard the Spanish conqueror Hernân Cortes and his comrades as divine envoys, because 1519, the year in which they landed on the Mexican Gulf coast, was a One Reed year. The use of this image for a tattoo is most popular with the native people or those with an ethnic affiliation with the region. However, it is not unknown among those who have ties of interest, research, or even just travel.
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