This depends on the context and situation. Men go and return with Odysseus hundreds of times.
NONE. Only Odysseus returns to Ithaca.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
The men lost the desire to return home.
The men lost the desire to return home.
Because they did not want to return home
NONE. Only Odysseus returns to Ithaca.
Six of the twelve original men remain.
Only 6 of the original 12 men return with Odysseus from Polyphemus' cave.
If his crew eat the Lotus, they will lose all desire to return home. Odysseus needs the men to return home himself, and he is responsible for these men.
Spending time with the lotus-eaters caused Odysseus's men to lose their desire to return home and forget about their journey altogether. This led to a delay in their journey and a struggle for Odysseus to get them back on track.
The men lost the desire to return home.
The men lost the desire to return home.
The men lost the desire to return home.
Because they did not want to return home
Because they did not want to return home
Because they did not want to return home
Odysseus goes back home because that is where he wants to return after fighting the war at Troy. He has a wife and a child whom he has not seen for many years. Further, the men who are with him wish to return home to Greece as well.