Daitya | |
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![]() Sculpture of the daitya king Hiranyakashipu | |
Affiliation | Asuras |
Texts | Puranas |
Parents | Kashyapa and Diti |
The दैत्य (Sanskrit: दैत्य) are a race of asuras in Hindu mythology, descended from Kashyapa and his wife, Diti.[1] 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.[2]
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