▁raw ▁flesh . ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁of ▁importance ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁cult ▁worship ▁of ▁D ion ys us . ▁ ▁Om oph ag ia ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁element ▁of ▁D ion ys iac ▁myth ; ▁in ▁fact , ▁one ▁of ▁D ion ys us ' ▁ep ith ets ▁is ▁Om oph ag os ▁" Raw - E ater ". ▁Om oph ag ia ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁triumph ▁of ▁wild ▁nature ▁over ▁civil ization , ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁breaking ▁down ▁of ▁boundaries ▁between ▁nature ▁and ▁civil ization . ▁It ▁might ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁symbol ic ▁that ▁the ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁were ▁internal izing ▁D ion ys us ’ ▁w ilder ▁tra its ▁and ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁br ute ▁nature , ▁in ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁“ comm union ” ▁with ▁the ▁god . ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁sometimes ▁dep ict s ▁Ma en ads , ▁D ion ys us ' ▁female ▁wor sh ipp ers , ▁e ating ▁raw ▁meat ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁worship ; ▁however , ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁solid ▁ ▁evidence ▁that ▁historical ▁Ma en ads ▁consum ed ▁raw ▁meat . ▁ ▁The ▁D ion ys iac ▁di et ▁of ▁raw ▁meat ▁may ▁be ▁more ▁properly ▁attributed ▁to ▁D ion ys us ▁himself , ▁rather ▁than ▁his ▁follow ers — he ▁received ▁sacrific es ▁of ▁raw ▁meat ▁and ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁consume ▁them , ▁but ▁his ▁follow ers ▁did ▁not ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁consumption . ▁ ▁Or ph ism ▁ ▁The ▁Or ph