Lotus-eaters
Sign in to saveAlso known as lotophagi, lotophaguses, lotophages, lotophage, lotus eaters
thumb|Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lotus-eaters is referenced by 309 other articles, and connects out to Libya, Tunisia and Homer.
It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Libyans, Characters in the Odyssey and Geography of the Odyssey.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Part of
- Greek mythology
- Named after
- Lotus tree
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- Etymology
- Mythology
- Location
- Lotus plant
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
thumb|Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters
In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters () were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree off coastal Tunisia (Island of Djerba), a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. The Lotophagi race in the Odyssey are said to eat the fruit of the lotos "sweet as honey". The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy. After they ate the lotus, they would forget their home and loved ones and long only to stay with their fellow lotus-eaters. Those who ate the plant never cared to report or return.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lotus-eaters” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.