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A hero from this family disguised his party as priests to incapacitate a demon king with divine alcohol. This family adopted a super-strong orphan who was raised by a mountain witch and was called the “Golden Boy.” A retainer to this family helped its patriarch slay a giant earth spider who (10[1])could transform into a woman. A member of this family, who was rumored to have faked his suicide and become Genghis Khan, (10[1])was served by a monk (10[2])whose (-5[1])seven (10[1])weapons included a rake and mallet. (10[1])Blind lutists called biwa hōshi performed an epic in which a naval victory won by this family caused a child emperor to drown with the (-5[1])Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. (-5[1])This family’s members Yoshi·tsune (10[2]-5[1])and Yori·tomo (10[2]-5[2])appear in the epic (10[1])Tale of the (10[1])Heike (“HAY-kay”). For 10 points, name this clan that claimed lineage from Hachiman while fighting the Taira in the Genpei War. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[6])

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