One of these creatures wasdefeated with the help of a woman turned into a comb and a series of doors hiding (*) vats of wine; thatexample of these creatures had eight heads, was the source of the sword Kusanagi, was named Orochi, and waskilled by Susanoo.
A popular Taoist legend has Xu Xian marry a woman who was originally a white one of these creatures.A minister of Gong Gong was one of these creatures named Xiangliu, who was killed by Yu the Great. Whilevisiting Mount Black Wind, Sun Wukong kills the White-Robed Scholar, who took this form. The creatorgods Fu Xi and Nu Gua were often depicted as half human, half this creature. One of these creatures wasdefeated with the help of a woman turned into a comb and a series of doors hiding (*) vats of wine; thatexample of these creatures had eight heads, was the source of the sword Kusanagi, was named Orochi, and waskilled by Susanoo. For 10 points, name these creatures, who in other Asian mythologies make up the animal half ofa Naga.
A popular Taoist legend has Xu Xian marry a woman who was originally a white one of these creatures.
snakes [or serpents or dragon]