because Odysseus' men were mutinous and they needed to go ashore and find a place to rest and eat.
Odysseus sent two men and the man under them to the land of the Lotus Eaters to see what type of people the Lotus Eaters were, if they were friendly and the like.
The Lotus-Eaters ate from a plant with heavy narcotic properties. It made Odysseus' men forget about home.
Odysseus and his men had been in the land of the Cicons and their city of Ismarus before coming to the island of the lotus eaters. Before that, they fought at Troy.
they had to get drugs to help them use the bathroom quicker
Odysseus and his crew stayed at the land of the Lotus Eaters for an unspecified but brief period. In Homer's "Odyssey," they encounter the Lotus Eaters, who offer them the intoxicating lotus plant, causing some crew members to forget their desire to return home. Odysseus ultimately has to intervene to drag them back to the ship to continue their journey, indicating that their stay was short but impactful.
Odysseus sent two men and the man under them to the land of the Lotus Eaters to see what type of people the Lotus Eaters were, if they were friendly and the like.
When Odysseus sends a scouting party to the land of the Lotus Eaters, the crew encounters the locals who consume the intoxicating lotus flower. The effects of the lotus cause them to forget their home and desire to stay in the land of the Lotus Eaters. As a result, Odysseus must forcibly retrieve his men and bring them back to the ship to continue their journey, highlighting the dangers of temptation and forgetfulness.
In the land of the lotus-eaters there were lotus flowers that poisoned the mind. Once the lotus leaves were eaten, you were addicted to it and would lose your mind and your will to do anything else.
The Lotus-Eaters ate from a plant with heavy narcotic properties. It made Odysseus' men forget about home.
Odysseus and his men had been in the land of the Cicons and their city of Ismarus before coming to the island of the lotus eaters. Before that, they fought at Troy.
they had to get drugs to help them use the bathroom quicker
Odysseus and his crew stayed at the land of the Lotus Eaters for an unspecified but brief period. In Homer's "Odyssey," they encounter the Lotus Eaters, who offer them the intoxicating lotus plant, causing some crew members to forget their desire to return home. Odysseus ultimately has to intervene to drag them back to the ship to continue their journey, indicating that their stay was short but impactful.
Odysseus and his crew took two days to sail from the Cicones coast to the land of the Lotus-Eaters. After raiding the Cicones, they quickly set sail, and their journey was marked by the challenges they faced at sea. Upon arriving, they encountered the Lotus-Eaters, who offered them the intoxicating lotus fruit.
The men become vulnerable by eating the lotus. The lotus mad them lose all desire to return home and all they wanted to do was stay there with the lotus-eaters.
Odysseus and his crew land in the land of the Lotus Eaters after being blown off course. The Lotus Eaters offer them lotus fruit, which induces a state of forgetfulness and makes them want to stay on the island forever.
because they all get high... and die...
after the men ate it the will forget home (ithaca)