It made the eater lose all hope of home, putting them into a dream-like state that they would not want to leave.
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.
In Homer's "Odyssey," the men who eat the lotus flower become enchanted and forget their desire to return home. The lotus is a narcotic that induces a state of bliss and lethargy, causing the men to lose all ambition and purpose. Odysseus must intervene to rescue them, dragging them back to the ship to continue their journey homeward. This episode highlights the themes of temptation and the struggle to maintain focus on one's goals.
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lotus flower
The Lotus Flower.
Sacred Lotus flowers do not eat the way people and animals eat. They get nutrition and energy from the photosynthesis process.
In Homer's Odyssey the lotus tree fruit causes a pleasant drowsiness. The Lotus-eater or Lotophagi would only eat lotus and when they did they would forget about friends and family and desire to live in idleness.
well, all parts of a lotus flower is edible. So if someone eats a lotus blossom then nothing would happen to them
They stay forever.
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No, lotus flowers are not typically consumed as food. The seeds from the lotus flower are often used in culinary dishes, but the flower itself is not commonly eaten. Additionally, some species of lotus flowers can be toxic if ingested.
In Greek mythology, this could refer to the land of the lotus eater, an island where the inhabitants are peaceful and eat lotus all day. Odysseus visits this island on his return home from Troy, in the Odyssey.