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Madhu

One of the twin demons born from the wax of Vishnu's ears while he sleeps on the cosmic waters. With Kaitabha he threatens Brahma on the navel lotus, or steals the Vedas, and is killed by Vishnu — on the god's thigh in the Devi Mahatmya, or by Vishnu as Hayagriva in the epic line. Vishnu's epithet Madhusudana comes from him.

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Sources: Devi Mahatmya, chapter 1: the slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha — devimahatmya.com; Madhu-Kaitabha — Wikipedia; Hayagriva — Wikipedia · see Madhu's web

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Madhu slain by

Vishnu (God) · Madhu and Kaitabha
On his thigh with the discus (Devi Mahatmya); as Hayagriva (epic line).
Vishnu (God) Shakta · Vishnu cannot wake until the Goddess withdraws
Only after the Goddess withdraws; the Hayagriva and Devi Bhagavata tellings are in the interactions file.

Madhu emanates from

Vishnu (God) · Madhu and Kaitabha
Born from the wax of the sleeping Vishnu's ears.

Madhu received a boon from

Mahadevi (God) Shakta · Madhu and Kaitabha
Devi Bhagavata: death only by their own consent.

Madhu sibling of

Kaitabha (Asura) · Madhu and Kaitabha
Twins from Vishnu's ear-wax.

Stories 2

Madhu and Kaitabha
Legend · as demon · 3 tellings
Vishnu cannot wake until the Goddess withdraws
How a tradition frames it · as antagonist · 1 telling

Cited

Devi Mahatmya, chapter 1: the slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha — devimahatmya.com Primary text (translation)
Madhu-Kaitabha — Wikipedia Encyclopedia unverified
Hayagriva — Wikipedia Encyclopedia