These beings have also been called 'not divine' (a-deva) and 'not human' (a-miin~a), which shows that they were something between men and gods, i.e., they were demons.

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in The Problem of Aryan Origins by K.D. Sethna, Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, 1992.

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