Daeva

Daeva  - In early Persian mythology, the daevas were evil spirits created by Ahriman; but in Hinduism they were divine and benevolent spirits.  In theosophy they constitute "one of the ranks or orders of spirits who compose the hierarchy which rules the universe under the deity."  [Rf.  Spence, An Encyclopaedia of Occultism, p. 69]  (a)

(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967