Talk:Hindu Deity Physiology/@comment-2197197-20120722201401/@comment-174.1.105.254-20130510020221

The Asuras were actually the half-brothers of the Devas, with their mothers being Diti and Danu -- both the Danava's and Daitya's were clans of Asuras -- while the latter came from Aditi. The notion of them being the "enemies" of the gods is not entirely true as some Asuras were actually benevolent. It's the fact that Indra, afraid of losing power and being as vain as he is, chose to label them as such.