The Lotus Eaters

In Greek mythology, the Lotophagi, or lotus-eaters, were a race of people from an island near N Africa. Lotus fruits and flowers were the dominant plant life on the island and the primary source of food for its inhabitants, a peaceful, apathetic people calmed by the plant’s narcotic effects. The Lotophagi are mentioned in Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey as well as by the Greek historian Herodotus. In modern usage, the term “lotus-eater” is used to describe a person who frequently does what?

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The Lotus Eaters