The Island of the Lotus Eaters. At least, I think so.
"The Odyssey" by Homer references lotus flowers in the episode of Lotus Eaters, where Odysseus's crew encounters a land of lotus-eaters who feed them lotus flowers that cause them to forget their desire to return home and remain trapped on the island.
lotus flowers to eat
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.
After the Island of the Cicones, Odysseus landed on the Island of the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant. Odysseus sent in two men to scout out the area. When they did not come back, Odysseus sent in to find them. He found the two men hopelessly addicted to eating the lotus plant. Odysseus tied the two men up and forced them into the ship against their will and sails away.
He understands that eating the plant will make you want to stay on the island.
Odysseus has no part in this. Odysseus sends 3 men to explore the island, and these 3 men are offered Lotus by the inhabitants.
Odysseus lost no men on the island of the lotus eaters. He was able to retrieve the 3 men that had succumbed to the lotus' temptation.
Three of his men ate the lotus eaters plant and the got stuck to the plant.
On the island, odysseus's men were hungry and found a field of lotus's. they kept on eating it. and when they did it would make them sleepy,give them nigtmares and then they would want more.Odysseus woke up from the nightmare and tried to save them and he did
Lotus flowers that make the forget everthing.
the lotus was a plant that beared fruit which some of Odysseus's men ate Odysseus had to physically drag them back to the ship so acctually, he didnt kill the lotus, just helped his men get better after eating it.
They ate lotus flowers.