差分

Eros features in two [[Dionysus]]-related myths. In the first, Eros made [[Hymnus (Greek mythology)|Hymnus]], a young shepherd, to fall in love with the beautiful [[Naiad]] [[Nicaea (mythology)|Nicaea]]. Nicaea never reciprocated Hymnus' affection, and he in desperation asked her to kill him. She fulfilled his wish, but Eros, disgusted with Nicaea's actions, made Dionysus fall in love with her by hitting him with a love arrow. Nicaea rejected Dionysus, so he filled the spring she used to drink from with wine. Intoxicated, Nicaea lay to rest as Dionysus forced himself on her. Afterwards, she sought to find him seeking revenge, but never found him.<ref>[[Nonnus]], ''[[Dionysiaca]]'' [https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca01nonnuoft/page/516/mode/2up?view=theater 15.202]–[https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca02nonnuoft/page/28/mode/2up?view=theater 16.383]</ref> In the other, one of [[Artemis]]' maiden nymphs [[Aura (mythology)|Aura]] boasted of being better than her mistress, due to having a virgin's body, as opposed to Artemis' sensuous and lush figure, thereby bringing into question Artemis' virginity. Artemis, angered, asked [[Nemesis]], the goddess of vengeance and retribution, to avenge her, and Nemesis ordered Eros to make Dionysus fall in love with Aura. The tale then continues in the same manner as Nicaea's myth; Dionysus gets Aura drunk and then rapes her.<ref>[[Nonnus]], ''[[Dionysiaca]]'' [https://archive.org/stream/dionysiaca03nonnuoft#page/442/mode/2up 48.936]–[https://archive.org/stream/dionysiaca03nonnuoft#page/490/mode/2up 992]</ref>

== Eros in art ==