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'''Yamata no Orochi''' (八岐の大蛇||"big snake of eight branches") often called '''''Orochi''''' or the '''Eight-Forked Serpent''' is a serpent-like creature in Japanese mythology. | '''Yamata no Orochi''' (八岐の大蛇||"big snake of eight branches") often called '''''Orochi''''' or the '''Eight-Forked Serpent''' is a serpent-like creature in Japanese mythology. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The monster is described as having eight heads and eight tails and eyes as red as winter-cherries. It is so long its body extends over eight valleys and eight hills, its belly is always bloody and inflamed, and its back is covered with hikage (clubmoss), hinoki (Japanese cypress), and sugi (Japanese cedar). | The monster is described as having eight heads and eight tails and eyes as red as winter-cherries. It is so long its body extends over eight valleys and eight hills, its belly is always bloody and inflamed, and its back is covered with hikage (clubmoss), hinoki (Japanese cypress), and sugi (Japanese cedar). | ||
==Myth== | ==Myth== | ||
