Diti

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Diti is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the mother of the Daityas (a race of powerful demons) and a consort of the sage Kashyapa.

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Label Occurrences
Diti canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
goddess
mother goddess
associatedDeity Indra
associatedWith Asuras
linked to: Asura

Daityas
cosmic dualism
conflictWith Indra
consortOf Kashyapa
cosmicFamily Prajapatis
culture Ancient India
linked to: ancient India
daughterOf Daksha
etymology name sometimes interpreted as "division" or "limited"
mentionedIn Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Puranas
Vishnu Purana
motherOf Daityas
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyaksha
Holika
Maruts
Simhika
mythologicalType Asura matriarch
narrativeTheme maternal grief
vengeance against the Devas
offspringClass Daityas
Maruts
opposedTo Devas
oppositeCounterpart Aditi
parent Daksha
relative Aditi
Danu
Kadru
Panchajani
Vinata
religion Hinduism
role mother of demons
progenitor of Daityas
sibling Aditi
sisterOf Aditi
spouse Kashyapa
symbolizes darkness
division
tradition Puranic tradition
Vedic tradition

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prahlada grandchildOf Diti
subject linked to: Holika and Prahlada
Kashyapa spouse Diti
Kashyapa consortOf Diti
Prahlada grandmother Diti
Hiranyaksha parent Diti
Maruts possibleParent Diti