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What is lotus fruit and what effect does it have on the people who eat it?
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What are the lotus eaters like?
They are peaceful people who eat lotus, and offer other people lotus to eat.
In Greek mythology a fruit which induced forgetfulness?
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.
Why did Odysseus have his men eat the lotus leaves?
He doesn't, he sends them to scout the island and then drags them back to the ship when they eat the fruit.
What does a sacred lotus flower eat?
Sacred Lotus flowers do not eat the way people and animals eat. They get nutrition and energy from the photosynthesis process.
You eat lotus flower to lose weight?
Yes,it does. I had the lotus tea about 2 months and l losed about 7 pounds. so , i think the effect is good.
How does Odysseus trick the lotus eaters?
It made his men forget about wanting to return home to Ithaca. They are content to merely eat lotus for the rest of their lives. If a man eats the flower, they never want to leave the island of the lotus eaters.
Which part of the capsicum can people eat?
it is a fruit
What fruit do people eat?
people eat a lot of fruit. bananas, pinaple, you name it ... succutash......
Who does Odysseus meet when he is with the lotus eaters?
Odysseus finds his men sent to ahead to scout hopelessly addicted to the lotus fruit. The plant once consume make the person forget everything except the want to say and eat the lotus fruit. Odysseus had to drag them back to the ship by force and tie them to their seats as they sailed away from the island.
How does the lotus flower affect the men in ancient Greece?
It did not affect the men of ancient Greece in real life. In the ancient Greek epic called the Odyssey there is a story where the hero (Odysseus) encounters a people called the Lotus Eaters. The lotus fruit and flowers in that story were a powerful narcotic, inducing peaceful sleep and no doubt interesting dreams. Odysseus' crew in the story get to eat the fruit and immediately get addicted to it. Odysseus had to drag them forcibly back to his ship so that he could continue his journey home.The lotus fruit is in fact edible, but it is no drug. Fairly recent scientific research has shown that lotus fruit works well as an anti-obesity agent. So it won't give you pleasant dreams, but it will help you to lose weight.
What did the lotus eaters eat?
The lotus fruits and flowers were their primary food and were narcotic and addictive, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy.
The lotus is dangerous to odysseus because it makes those who eat it?
The lotus is dangerous to Odysseus because it makes those who eat it want nothing else. Lotus Eaters are people who feed Odysseus's men plants that make them forgetful.
