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the odyssey was about Odysseus's adventure's in Greece wasn't it? so wasnt it somewhere in Greece? i could be wrong.
Because they did not want to return home
He wanted his men out of there, he cared for them so as a leader he had to get them out from the Lotus!
It made his men forget about wanting to return home to Ithaca. They are content to merely eat lotus for the rest of their lives. If a man eats the flower, they never want to leave the island of the lotus eaters.
The men lost the desire to return home.
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.
Odysseus lands on the Island of the Lotus Eaters, where his men encounter the Lotus-eaters who offer them a fruit that makes them forget their longing for home. This delays their journey further as Odysseus has to drag his men back to the ships.
origin and meaning of a lotus eater
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.
Three of his men ate the lotus eaters plant and the got stuck to the plant.
After the Island of the Cicones, Odysseus landed on the Island of the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant. Odysseus sent in two men to scout out the area. When they did not come back, Odysseus sent in to find them. He found the two men hopelessly addicted to eating the lotus plant. Odysseus tied the two men up and forced them into the ship against their will and sails away.
Odysseus and his crew stayed at the land of the Lotus Eaters for an unspecified but brief period. In Homer's "Odyssey," they encounter the Lotus Eaters, who offer them the intoxicating lotus plant, causing some crew members to forget their desire to return home. Odysseus ultimately has to intervene to drag them back to the ship to continue their journey, indicating that their stay was short but impactful.