【Yamata no Orochi — The Eight-Headed Serpent】 Inktober Day 13: Drink The first creature that came to mind was Yamata no Orochi, the eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent from Japanese mythology. I hesitated at first since I’d already drawn Jörmungandr (the World Serpent), but in the end, I couldn’t resist another great snake. In the legend, a kingdom’s princess is destined to be devoured by the Orochi every year. One day, a wandering hero (sometimes a monk, sometimes a warrior) encounters her and t