Aura, 2022

In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. Her myth is handed down in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis, where she appears once as the daughter of the Titan Lelantos and the nymph Periboea, and at other times as the daught...

In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. Her myth is handed down in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis, where she appears once as the daughter of the Titan Lelantos and the nymph Periboea, and at other times as the daughter of the goddess Cybele. There she also appears as the mother of Iakchus, who is commonly identified with Dionysus. Aura belongs to the older titan gods and is described as a virgin hunter who took special pride in her chastity. In her hubris, Aura compared her body to that of the goddess Artemis, calling Artemis too feminine to be a true virgin. Artemis then turned to Nemesis for revenge, after which she arranged for Dionysus to rape Aura.