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In Hindism, the Daityas are a clan or race of 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-brothers. The female Daityas are described as wearing jewelry the size of boulders.〔() Dictionary of ancient deities By Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter〕 Manu Smriti (XII - 48) classifies Daityas as ones possessing the quality of goodness but places them at a level lower than Gods: "Hermits, ascetics, Brahmanas, the crowds of the Vaimanika deities, the lunar mansions, and the Daityas (form) the first (and lowest rank of the) existences caused by Goodness." == List of daityas == Some of the notable daityas mentioned in the Indian mythology include: *Hiranyaksha - eldest son of Kashyapa and Diti *Hiranyakashipu - second son of Kashyapa and Diti *Holika or Sinhika - daughter of Kashyapa and Diti *Prahlada - son of Hiranyakashipu *Virochana - son of Prahlada, father of Bali *Devamba - mother of Bali *Bali - son of Virochana *Banasura - son of Bali *Kaikesi- Mother of Ravana 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daitya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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