Daitya(s)

Daitya(s): In Vedic myth the Titans who fought against the gods. They were the sons of Diti. It is told that at the Churning of the Ocean they endeavoured to seize the ambrosia of the gods but were defeated and fled to Patala. In reality they appear to have been the culture heroes of the races who were defeated by the Vedic invaders in their conquest of India. The descriptions of fights would therefore have been related to actual battles. They are one of the tribes of the Asuras, who were defeated by Indra. Haya-Griva, the villain of an early Deluge legend, was a Daitya, as was also Hiranyaksha.

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Daitya — In Hinduism, the Daityas (दैत्‍य) are a clan or race or Asura as are the Danavas. Daityas were the children of Diti and the sage Kashyapa. They were a race of giants who fought against the Devas because they were jealous of their Deva half… … Wikipedia
daitya — दैत्य … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-pa — दैत्यप … Indonesian dictionary
daityâ̱ri — दैत्यारि … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-dānava-mardana — दैत्यदानवमर्दन … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-deva — दैत्यदेव … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-dvīpa — दैत्यद्वीप … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-guru — दैत्यगुरु … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-han — दैत्यहन् … Indonesian dictionary
daitya-hantṛi — दैत्यहन्तृ … Indonesian dictionary

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