danav kashyap rrishi ki patni danu ke putroan ko kaha jata hai. yah daityoan, asuroan tatha rakshasoan ke saman devataoan ke shatru the aur apane durgunoan ke lie vikhyat the.
- hindoo pauranik granthoan tatha kivadantiyoan adi mean kee danavoan ka ullekh milata hai, jinamean 'ramayan' tatha 'mahabharat' pramukh haian.
- mahabharat mean may danav ka ullekh milata hai, jo shreshth shilpakar tha aur jisane dharmaraj yudhishthir ke lie uttam sabha mahal ka nirman kiya tha.
- shankhachoo d namak danav apane poorvajanm mean bhagavan shrikrishn ka mitr sudama tha, jise shriradha ji ne danavi yoni mean janm lene ka shap diya tha.