Danu (Hinduism)

Danu
Danu
Texts	Vedas, Puranas
Genealogy
Parents	Daksha (father), Panchajani (mother)
Siblings	Aditi, Diti, Svaha, Khyati, Sati, Kadru, Vinata, Rohini, Revati, and Rati
Spouse	Kashyapa
Children	Danavas
Equivalents
Indo-European equivalent	Deh₂nu

Danu (Sanskrit: दनु, IAST: Danu) is a Hindu primordial goddess. She is mentioned in the Rigveda to be the mother of the eponymous race known as the danavas. The word Danu described the primeval waters that this deity perhaps embodied. In later Hinduism, she is described as the daughter of the Prajapati Daksha and his spouse Panchajani, and the consort of the sage Kashyapa.^[1]

^ The European discovery of India; key indological sources of romanticism. Ganesha Publishing. "Danu, d. of Daksha, w. of Kasyapa".

[1] The European discovery of India; key indological sources of romanticism. Ganesha Publishing. "Danu, d. of Daksha, w. of Kasyapa".

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