Odysseus The Lotus Eaters In Homer's Odyssey
The Lotus Eaters We won the Trojan war! Thanks to Odysseus and his heroic intelligence we tricked those Trojan's right into letting us in their kingdom and by now we were already sailing home to share the wonderful news. I was so thankful to have survived the war and couldn’t wait to be back home with my family again. I wanted to share all my stories and tell them how the great Odysseus won the Trojan war with a huge wooden horse. It was our third day straight of rowing. My body was shot. I felt like any wrong move and my body would crumple, but I kept going. Nothing in the whole world could have stopped me from rowing, even if all my limbs were gone, I would have found a way to keep going. I wanted to be home more than anything. I daydreamed
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We are men like you and are doing no harm. We eat the lotus. A sweet, honeyed flower, and are more than willing to share.” The three of us looked at each other unsure of our next moves, but then I heard the rumble of my stomach. Four days at seas doesn’t come with the best diet. I wasn’t exactly sure what this lotus flower thing was, but I was starving and they were sharing.
I joined the lotus eaters around their fire and without hesitation my associates were chowing down on the lotus flower too. I felt more relaxed than ever before. There was something about the lotus eaters that made them so comfortable to be around. Even when I looked over to the other crew members it seemed that all the hate they had in them for Odysseus and his actions was gone. I felt like I had no responsibilities, no need for home, family, or to even leave. I figured as long as I had the lotus flower to eat I could live happily ever after.
“What is going on here? I sent you guys out hours ago.” again it was Odysseus with the rest of the crew behind him. I didn’t understand why he was so mad. There was plenty of lotus to go around and no hurry to leave. The majority of the crew joined us, but for some reason Odysseus wouldn’t take a chill pill and relax with us.
“This isn’t right, we have to leave” he told
We are men like you and are doing no harm. We eat the lotus. A sweet, honeyed flower, and are more than willing to share.” The three of us looked at each other unsure of our next moves, but then I heard the rumble of my stomach. Four days at seas doesn’t come with the best diet. I wasn’t exactly sure what this lotus flower thing was, but I was starving and they were sharing.
I joined the lotus eaters around their fire and without hesitation my associates were chowing down on the lotus flower too. I felt more relaxed than ever before. There was something about the lotus eaters that made them so comfortable to be around. Even when I looked over to the other crew members it seemed that all the hate they had in them for Odysseus and his actions was gone. I felt like I had no responsibilities, no need for home, family, or to even leave. I figured as long as I had the lotus flower to eat I could live happily ever after.
“What is going on here? I sent you guys out hours ago.” again it was Odysseus with the rest of the crew behind him. I didn’t understand why he was so mad. There was plenty of lotus to go around and no hurry to leave. The majority of the crew joined us, but for some reason Odysseus wouldn’t take a chill pill and relax with us.
“This isn’t right, we have to leave” he told