In Nonnus's account, Dionysus fathered twin sons by the nymph Aura after Nemesis intervened on his behalf. One twin was devoured by the maddened Aura; the surviving child Iacchus was rescued and raised in the Eleusinian rites.
Artemis appealed to Nemesis to punish Aura for boasting that her body was more virginal than the goddess's own. Nemesis orchestrated Aura's downfall through Eros, ensuring the proud huntress lost the very purity she had flaunted.
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