They lose their memories and forget who they were. That's the myth anyway. The lotophagi consumed all parts of the lotus flower, which contains a narcotic. Since it was nearly all they ate, they consumed massive amounts of the addictive drug, which caused them to spend many hours blissfully sleeping.
This is an early account of drug addiction.
he brings 250 men with him .
The Atakapa Indians were often referred to as the "man-eaters" or "eaters of men" due to early European accounts that described their cannibalistic practices. This nickname, although sensationalized, highlighted their reputation among neighboring tribes and settlers. The term reflects the misunderstandings and cultural differences between the Atakapa and European colonizers.
no. they only had trolls and mad men dressing up as cows. there were also fat trolls who ate people and that's why i haven't been to Greece.answerer: Lauren and Courtney ClementsP.S: whoever is reading this is being pranked by the prank patrol!
Admiral Chester Nimitz along with his men attacked Japanese-held islands in the Pacific through what is termed a "leap frog" or "island hopping" manner.
Lafitte and his men plundered countless ships from his base on Galveston Island in the Gulf of Mexico, but they were powerless to stop the zombie plague that overran the island early in 1821. The USA Navy, hoping to contain the spread, bombed the island into oblivion.
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.
They ate lotus flowers.
The Island of the Lotus Eaters. At least, I think so.
2 men and a runner
The Lotus-Eaters ate from a plant with heavy narcotic properties. It made Odysseus' men forget about home.
Odysseus ties his men to the benches and tells them to row.
His men have eaten an addictive plant with drug-like effects which seduces the men to stay on the island of the Lotus-Eaters
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.
Three of his men ate the lotus eaters plant and the got stuck to the plant.
lash his men to the benches of the ship
He made his men board the ship immediately.
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.