Showing posts with label Lotophages. Show all posts
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Monday, November 9, 2026

Lotophages.

Lotophages (λωτοφάγοι) (lōtophágoi) mean 'lotus-eaters' in Greek mythology.

In Homer's Odyssey, the Lotophagi were people who eat lotuses.

Odysseus and his men arrived on the island of the lotus-eaters. They began eating lotus plants and forgot about all their affairs.

Then Odysseus brought his men back to the ship.

In a figurative sense, 'lotus-eaters' also refers to people who spend their time in a state of carefree ease.