The presence of nagas, the mythical creatures, in the Khmer people’s ways of life seems
to date back to the time when the Khmer civilisation was initially formed. There is a
legend telling the union of an Indian prince and a naga princess who were the earliest
ancestors of the Khmer people. That legend is called Preah Thong – Neang Neak or
Prince Thong and the Naga Princess. And here how the story goes.