Odysseus landed with his men on the land of the lotus eaters where his men joined in with the natives and began to eat the lotus too which made them intoxicated and not caring to help Odysseus get back home so he waited until they fell asleep and carried them aboard his ship one by one toget his men away from these lotus which were twisting their minds and keeping Odysseus from the job in hand which was to get home he needed his men awake and alert and the lotus were preventing that from ever happening .
Not sure where I read this as it was a long time ago...but apparently the lotus flowers & fruits brought a state of apathy upon an individual. If this is correct then I would assume heavy abuse of heroin would have similar effects upon a person, considering what heroin is & what it does...
Odysseus blinded his son
The suitors staying in Odysseus' home are killed by Odysseus upon his return.
All of Odysseus men die upon the journey home.
The suitors staying in Odysseus' home are killed by Odysseus upon his return.
In addition to clothing and feeding Odysseus, the Phaecians heap many treasures upon Odysseus and return him home to Ithaca.
Odysseus hurt the Cyclopes, son of Posiedon. Polyphemus cursed Odysseus upon hisexit from the island. Posiedon then proceeded to punish Odysseus for his hurting of his son.
Polyphemus calls upon his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus.
The Cyclops Polyphemos is the son of Poseidon. When Ployphemos is wounded, thwarted, and mocked by Odysseus, he calls out to his father for vengeance. Thus bringing a curse from Poseidon down upon the head of Odysseus.
Not all the Hindu Gods sit on the lotus flower. Goddess Saraswathi an equivalent of Greek muse is the goddess of knowledge. She is supposed to sit on the white lotus flower.
Odysseus' first journey began in Ithaca when he was called upon to join the Greeks in making war on Troy.
In Greek mythology, it is the god Poseidon who casts Odysseus upon the island of Ogygia where he meets the nymph Calypso. This event occurs as part of Odysseus' journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.