Danava (Hinduism)

Danavas
Matsya slays a danava
Devanagariदानव
TextsMahabharata, Rig Veda, Natyashastra
ParentsDanu and Kashyapa

In Hindu mythology, the danavas are a race descending from Kashyapa and his wife Danu, a daughter of the progenitor god, Daksha.[1] It is mentioned that there are one hundred danavas.[2]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (11 April 2009). "Danava, Dānava, Dānavā: 22 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Danu". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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