lotus
In Greek Aletheia means truth. In Greek mythology the waters of Lethe induced one into a state of forgetfulness. Literally aletheia means the opposite of the state of forgetfulness.
Nepenthe is in Greek Mythology (Odyssey) a medicine for sorrow, literally, an anti-depressant - a "drug of forgetfulness". Lethe is the Underworld river of oblivion/forgetfulness.
"Lethargy" comes from "Lethe" the Underworld River of Forgetfulness/Oblivion.
In Homer's Odyssey the lotus tree fruit causes a pleasant drowsiness. The Lotus-eater or Lotophagi would only eat lotus and when they did they would forget about friends and family and desire to live in idleness.
Pan
the lotus fruit
In Greek Aletheia means truth. In Greek mythology the waters of Lethe induced one into a state of forgetfulness. Literally aletheia means the opposite of the state of forgetfulness.
In Greek Mythology, Lethe is the Underworld river of oblivion/forgetfulness.
In Greek mythology, 'Lethe' was one of the rivers of the Underworld. It was the river of forgetfulness and oblivion. Hence, to be 'lethargic' means to be drowsy or sluggish.
Nepenthe is in Greek Mythology (Odyssey) a medicine for sorrow, literally, an anti-depressant - a "drug of forgetfulness". Lethe is the Underworld river of oblivion/forgetfulness.
"Lethargy" comes from "Lethe" the Underworld River of Forgetfulness/Oblivion.
In Homer's Odyssey the lotus tree fruit causes a pleasant drowsiness. The Lotus-eater or Lotophagi would only eat lotus and when they did they would forget about friends and family and desire to live in idleness.
Cause the greek were the ones that invented it
Pan
Forgetfulness
Greek, for forgetfulness.
It's cause and effect, the bread and butter if you will of Greek mythology. Vengence, as an ideal, was so important to the Greeks that they personified the concept in Nemesis, goddess of retribution.