they wont go home and there country will die
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.
The lotus eaters did not kill Odysseus's men, but they did pose a significant threat to them. When Odysseus's crew encountered the lotus eaters, they consumed the intoxicating lotus flower, which caused them to forget their desire to return home. As a result, the men became lethargic and unwilling to continue their journey, effectively endangering their mission and lives. Odysseus had to intervene and bring them back to the ship to escape the influence of the lotus.
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.
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.
Yes, the Lotus Eaters posed a significant threat to Odysseus and his men. When they encountered the Lotus Eaters, some of Odysseus's crew consumed the intoxicating lotus plant, which caused them to lose all desire to return home and forget their purpose. This distraction could have led to their doom, as they risked remaining on the island indefinitely, abandoning their journey. Odysseus had to intervene and drag them back to the ship to escape the allure of the lotus.
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The lotus that they eat fills men with contentment. If they become contented just eating lotus, they would never keep their ambitions to go home, and thus never go home.
Three of his men ate the lotus eaters plant and the got stuck to the plant.
2 men and a runner
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.
The Lotus-Eaters ate from a plant with heavy narcotic properties. It made Odysseus' men forget about home.
The Island of the Lotus Eaters. At least, I think so.