Daitya

Daitya
Sculpture of the daitya king Hiranyakashipu
AffiliationAsuras
TextsPuranas
ParentsKashyapa and Diti

The daityas (Sanskrit: दैत्य) are a race of asuras in Hindu mythology, descended from Kashyapa and his wife, Diti. Prominent members of this race include Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu, and Mahabali, all of whom overran the earth, and required three of Vishnu's avataras to be vanquished.

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