Daityas
18 entries in the Daityas compendium.
DitiMother of Daityas and Marutas, wife of sage Kashyapa.NivatakavachaDaityas who terrorized the world and were annihilated by Arjuna.Adi (asura)Asura who sought to avenge his father Andhaka against Shiva.AndhakaAsura whose pride was vanquished by Shiva and Parvati.HiranyakashipuDaitya king slain by Vishnu's Narasimha avatar.HiranyakshaAsura king who submerged the earth and was slain by Vishnu's boar avatar.HolikaAsuri whose burning symbolizes the triumph of good over evil.Ilvala and VatapiAsura brothers whose murderous scheme was ended by Agastya.JalandharaAsura emperor born from Shiva's third eye, slain by his creator.KalanemiAsura defeated by Vishnu; not slain in Tarakamaya War; not reborn as Kamsa.Keshi (demon)Horse-demon slain by Krishna, giving him the epithet Keshava.LavanasuraAsura slain by Shatrughna in the Ramayana.Madhu-KaitabhaAsuras born from Vishnu's earwax, slain by his discus.MahabaliDaitya king, Chiranjivi, and central figure in Onam.PrahladaAsura prince saved by Vishnu's Narasimha avatar for his devotion.TārakāsuraAsura slain by Kartikeya after receiving a boon from Brahma.VajrangaAsura with thunderbolt-limbs who captured the devas.VirochanaAsura king known for piety and encounters with Indra.
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