Diti

Diti (Sanskrit, f, दिति, Diti ) is a goddess of Indian mythology.

In the Rigveda it appears together with the goddess Aditi and occurs in addition to the Adityas and Bhaga Savitri as a deity, are expected by the prosperity and happiness. Also in other Vedic scriptures they appear together with Aditi, in the Atharvaveda are as their sons first mentioned the Daityas. Because of their common appearance is believed that Diti was formed as an antithesis to Aditi, but this is controversial.

In the narration of the Ramayana and the Puranas she is a daughter of Daksha and with her sister Danu one of the wives of the sage Kashyapa. From him she is the mother of which must be an Asura Daityas, while her sister gives birth to the Danavas. As their sons are slain by the gods, they betakes into a thousand years of asceticism, to give birth to a son can, which is to destroy Indra. From Kashyapa she is told that she will after a hundred years of pregnancy have such. With Rudra she testifies that son and realized by magic the centennial pregnancy. But Indra thwarted their plan by the embryo in her womb into seven portions shares with his vajra ( thunderbolt ), which are then to the seven Maruts.