Danava

The Danavas ( Sanskrit दानव dānava m. ) Are demonic beings in Hinduism and belong to the Asuras .

mythology

The Danavas are considered children of Danu and the sage Kashyapa . Her head is Viprachitti , who through Holika is father of Rahu . They live in the underworld (Patala) and are enemies of the gods.

Puloman , another Danava, is the father of Sachi , whom the thunder god Indra led away in robbery. Puloman then cursed the god of thunder, but was killed by him.

literature

Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.): Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X .
Danavas . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 80 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Individual evidence

↑ dānava . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 474, col. 3 .

[1] dānava . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 474, col. 3 .