India
Danu, a Hindu primordial goddess, is mentioned in the Rigveda as the mother of the Danavas demonic race. The word Danu described the primeval waters, which she may have embodied. In the Rigveda, she is identified as the mother of the demonic serpent Vritra, who was later slain by Indra. In later Hinduism, she became the daughter of the god Daksha and his spouse Panchajani, and the consort of the sage Kashyapa.