[1] Prominent members of this race include Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu, and Mahabali, all of whom overran the earth, and required three of Vishnu's avataras to be vanquished.

[2] The Manusmṛiti classifies the daityas as good, while placing them at a lower level than the devas: Tāpasā yatayo viprā ye ca vaimānikā gaṇāḥNakṣatrāṇi ca daityāśca prathamā sāttvikī gatiḥ Ascetics and hermits, Brāhmaṇas, celestial beings,[note 1] lunar asterisms, and Daityas represent the first state partaking of 'Sattva.'

The origin and noteworthy members of this race are specified in the Harivamsha Purana:[4] Kashyapa, the well-dressed son of Marichi, espoused two sisters of Prajapati, Diti and Aditi.

The great Kashyapa begat on Aditi the twelve classes of the celestials, Dhata, Aryama, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Bhaga, Indra, Vivashvan, Pusha, Parjanya, Twastha and Vishnu.

He was heroic, powerful, pious and self-controlled like Hiranyakashipu and therefore was installed as their king by the Daityas.Traditional Some of the notable daityas mentioned in Hindu mythology include: In the sci-fi franchise Infinity Horizon, the Daitya are colossal beings from the low-gravity planet Laksha, communicating via advanced olfactory signals and attended by Davana tribes they control through pheromones.