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What (who) is lotus eater - definition

PEOPLE IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Lotus Eaters; Lotus eaters; The Lotus-Eaters; Lotus Land; Lotus-Eater; Lotus eater; The lotos eaters; Lotos Eaters; Lotos-Eaters; Lotus-Eaters; Lotophagi; Lotuseater; Lotophage
  • [[Odysseus]] removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters.
  • Odysseus' men in an unconscious state, by W. Heath Robinson.

Lotus-eaters         
In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters () were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy.
Lotus-eater         
·noun ·Alt. of Lotos-eater.
lotus-eater         
¦ noun a person given to indulgence in pleasure and luxury.
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lotus-eating adjective

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Lotus-eaters

In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, translit. lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy. After they ate the lotus, they would forget their home and loved ones, and only long to stay with their fellow lotus-eaters. Those who ate the plant never cared to report, nor return.

Figuratively, 'lotus-eater' denotes "a person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns".