Omophagia
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Omophagia
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Omophagia, or omophagy is the eating of raw flesh. The term is of importance in the context of the cult worship of Dionysus. Omophagia is a large element of Dionysiac myth; in fact, one of Dionysus' epithets is Omophagos "Raw-Eater". Omophagia may have been a symbol of the triumph of wild nature over civilization, and a symbol of the breaking down of boundaries between nature and civilization. It might also have been symbolic that the worshippers were internalizing Dionysus' wilder traits and hi
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Mythical ritual consumption of raw meat in Ancient Greece
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2022-10-23T15:22:35Z
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