There are only really a few of Odysseus' men who are under the hold of the lotus flower. When they refuse to leave Odysseus has them tied up and forced onto the ship.
As the ship sails away from the land of the lotus-eaters the men gradually recover and get their will-power back.
Hope this helps ;)
lash his men to the benches of the ship
He made his men board the ship immediately.
Odysseus' crew men ask Odysseus to leave Circe's island after a year on her island.
they lashed him to the mast
they lashed him to the mast.
They raided the island.
they lashed him to the mast.
In the Odyssey, the 72 men were killed by the Cyclops named Polyphemus. Odysseus and his crew became trapped in the Cyclops' cave, and to escape, they blinded Polyphemus. As a result, the enraged Cyclops killed some of Odysseus' men as they were leaving the island.
He uses it to stab the Cyclops in the eye so him and his crew could later escape.
Both Circe and Calypso kept Odysseus on their respective islands. Circe kept Odysseus and his crew for a year.
Polyphemus had rolled a large boulder in front of the entrance to the cave, which was too heavy for Odysseus and his crew to move.
Odysseus' crew asked to go home after a year on Circe's island.