Called kumiho in Korrea, kyūbi in Japan and jiu wei hu in China, the nine-tailed fox is an evil, rarely masculine entity common to the tales and legends of the 3 countries, even if it would actually originate from India. It is often mistaken for the vixen-woman, common to the 3 she too, some versions even describe them as being of the same species at 2 different ages. Indeed a fox becomes a nine-tailed fox when it reaches the age of 1 000. It can turn into a humain, often a woman as they age actually often vixens, and take advantage of this to kill or cheat after having seduced. Even turn into existing people to spread discord. But dogs recognize them thanks to their smell. It is also the cause of numerous political troubles such as the fall of the Qin dynasty in China.

Nine-tailed foxes © Chinese, Korrean and Japanese tales and legends
Drawing © me