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Yamata no Orochi
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"Orochi" redirects here. For other uses, see Orochi (disambiguation).
Yamata no Orochi (ヤマタノオロチ, also 八岐大蛇, 八俣遠呂智 or 八俣遠呂知), or simply Orochi (大蛇), is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon/serpent.[1][2]
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