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The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date. [5] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine. [6] Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. [1] Later, this identification is supported by Strabo. [7]
The Lotos-Eaters is a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, published in Tennyson's 1832 poetry collection. It was inspired by his trip to Spain with his close friend Arthur Hallam , where they visited the Pyrenees mountains.
Lotus Eaters is a 2011 British drama film directed by Alexandra McGuinness and starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn and Benn Northover. It is McGuinness' directorial debut. It is McGuinness' directorial debut.
Tatjana Soli is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her first novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (UK), was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, was a New York Times Bestseller, and a New York Times 2010 Notable Book.
"The Lotus-Eaters" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American black comedy drama anthology television series The White Lotus. The episode was written and directed by series creator Mike White. It originally aired on HBO on August 8, 2021. The series follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain.
The Lotus Eaters is a BBC television drama first broadcast in 1972 and 1973. The series, written by Michael J. Bird , deals with the lives of British expatriates living on the island of Crete , and their reasons for being there.
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The lotus tree (Ancient Greek: λωτός, lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. The lotus tree is mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey as bearing a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness, and which was said to be the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or lotus-eaters .