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lotus-eater

noun

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos), described in the epic poem the Odyssey, Book IX.

  1. calqued from Λωτοφάγος

Definitions

  1. A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who…

    A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.

    • Men of Ithaca, this is meeter, / In the hollow rosy vale to tarry, / Like a dreamy Lotos-eater, a delirious Lotos-eater!

  2. Someone with a carefree, idyllic life.

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