λωτός (lotos).
The Lotus Eaters were not described physically in Greek Myth. I don't know what they looked like, but they would convince you to want to stay on there island with the lotus flowers.
there are two lotus corniculatus or lotus pedunculatus
lotus notes
Oh, what a beautiful lotus flower.
the lotus fruit
lotus
Lotus was a flower. When you ate it you forgot all your memories. In the Odyssey Book 9, Ulysses loses some of his men when the Lotus Eaters give them the plant to eat.
Annabeth is the daughter of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Therefore, and it is proven in the books, Annabeth reads a lot. As she would also be true to her Greek heritage, Annabeth would have doubtlessly read many books on Greek mythology, and know about the people of the Lotus from Greek times. Additionally, Chiron could have taught her about the people of the Lotus. She doesn't know that the Lotus Casino has a correlation the ancient people of the Lotus. However, once she "snaps out of her trance", her brain goes into overdrive and she realizes what happened.
kamal
No it was not, this was just in the movie, however, there were people who were called the lotus eaters who lured people to their island, and when they were there, they would never wanted to leave. As Percy Jackson is a modern story about Greek Mythology i guess they modernized the Lotus Eater's island to the Lotus casino, the place that lured people so that they never wanted to leave
Saroruha सरोरुह : The one that grows in lakes, Lotus
Lotus Eaters were the people who lured others to their land, and the land had such enchantements, that the people that were lured did not want to leave. They were served lotus juice, and just wanted more