people
Lotus-eaters
also: Lotophagi
The people of the Odyssey whose lotus-fruit made Odysseus's men forget their homeward course.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.10 the lotus bitter
The Lotus-eaters, whose sweet fruit made Ulysses' men forget home; Ovid would buy such forgetfulness with part of his life.
- The Cure for Love §24 Lotus-eaters
The people of the Odyssey whose lotus-fruit made Odysseus's men forget their homeward way.