Editing Daitya (section)

{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| caption = Sculpture of the daitya king Hiranyakashipu
| image = [[File:MET DP367896.jpg|250px]]
| affiliation = [[Asuras]]
| texts = [[Puranas]]
| parents = [[Kashyapa]] and [[Diti]]
}}{{Short description|Race in Hindu mythology}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

The '''daityas''' ({{Langx|sa|दैत्य}}) are a race of [[asura]]s in [[Hindu mythology]], descended from [[Kashyapa]] and his wife, [[Diti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-08-23 |title=The army of Demons (Asuras) [Chapter 40] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364163.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> Prominent members of this race include [[Hiranyaksha]], [[Hiranyakashipu]], and [[Mahabali]], all of whom overran the [[Bhuloka|earth]], and required three of [[Vishnu]]'s [[Avatar|avataras]] to be vanquished.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Diti |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241561.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>