The Odyssey
The Odyssey
What does the Lotus plant do? How does Odysseus respond?
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In Book IX, we learn the Odysseus' ship reaches the island of the Lotos Eaters, a peaceful people who eat the sweet, pleasure-producing plant, the Lotus. Three of Odysseus' men eat the Lotus and wish to remain there, but Odysseus forces them back on to the ship and sails off again.
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