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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 .
Ziziphus lotus is a small deciduous tree in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, including the Sahara in Morocco and also Somalia. It is one of several species called " jujube ", and is closely related to Z. jujuba , the true jujube.
A promontory jutting out into the sea from the country of the Gindanes [5] is inhabited by the lotus-eaters, who live entirely on the fruit of the lotus-tree. The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date. [6] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine. [7] Polybius identifies ...
List of plants known as lotus, a list of various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also known as Indian or sacred lotus; Lotus, a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae; Lotus tree, a plant in Greek and Roman mythology
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as sacred lotus, Indian lotus, [1] or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae .
Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (), [2] is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) [3] and deervetches. [4] Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 species are accepted, all legumes; American species formerly placed in the genus have been transferred to other genera.
Dríope transformed into a lotus tree illustration extracted out of Ovid's Metamorphoses In Greek mythology , Dryope ( / ˈ d r aɪ . ə p iː / ; Ancient Greek : Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς drys , "oak"; dryope "woodpecker" [ 1 ] ) is the daughter of Dryops, king of Oeta ("oak-man") [ 2 ] or of Eurytus (and hence half-sister to Iole ...
Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus; Nymphaea lotus, white lotus or sacred lotus; Nymphaea nouchali, also known as blue or star lotus (sometimes thought to be the same species as Nymphaea caerulea above) Lotus, a terrestrial genus of legumes with small flowers, including bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches