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In Hinduism, the Daityas ( Sanskrit: दैत्य, also known as Daiteys and Ditijas) are a clan of Asura, as are the Danavas, and there are other groups of Asuras (i.e., Raksasas) as well. Daityas were the children of Diti and the sage Rishi Kashyapa. While some scriptures, such as the Mahabharata and the Satapatha Brahmana, mention that the Asuras were the elder brothers of the Devas, some others mention specifically that the Daityas were elder brothers of the Adityas (sons of Diti's sister Aditi and 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. 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." Sometimes the Daityas are praised, Rig Veda 2.25.16 "tava dityas ca Daityas ca bhavantu sukhadah sada."