Noun1.lotus-eater- someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence" stargazer daydreamer,woolgatherer- someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princet...
References in classic literature ? (She had advanced far enough to join him in ridiculing the Idyls of the King, but not to feel the beauty of Ulysses and the Lotus Eaters.) She was straightforward, loyal and brave; she had a sense of humour (chiefly proved by her laughing at HIS jokes...
he implemented perhaps the most distinguished and versatile of all the written works in the English language. The first time I read "TheLotus-Eaters"1‚ I have to admit that I had a hearty dislike for it. Having read The Odyssey in Literature class last year‚ this seemed like its rep...
Many members of the water lily family have seeds or tubers that have been used for food; however, the fruit of the lotus-eaters of classical literature has been most often identified as that of the jujube of the buckthorn family or the nettle-tree of the elm family. Lotus is also the ...
Episode 5 - Lotus Eaters
How goes it in the land of the lotus-eaters, sirens, and enchanted isles? Come va nella terra dei mangiatori di loto, delle sirene e delle isole incantate? Literature Had to become a lotus eater, forget everything that happened. Diventare un mangiatore di loto, dimenticare cio'che ...
In the final days of a falling Saigon, The Lotus Eaters unfolds the story of three remarkable photographers brought together under the impossible umbrella of war: Helen Adams, a once-naïve ingénue whose ambition conflicts with her desire over the course of the fighting; Linh, the mysterious ...
Many modern works of literature reference the Lotus Eaters, but what exactly does that mean? This quiz can help you judge your understanding of these specific characters in theOdyssey, how others became involved and reacted to them, and the symbolism of the characters. ...
Site of author Lotus Rose, author of Malice in Wonderland. Home of the infamous I Am So Goth Joke list and So Goth Babe picture gallery. Also, pics of the male lotus, fiction, and poetry.
a.A small Mediterranean tree or shrub whose fruit was eaten by the lotus-eaters. b.The fruit of this plant. [Latinlōtus,name of several plants, from Greeklōtos.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...