Stories from the Odyssey

But while his men lingered to enjoy the first-fruits of their spoil, the wild tribes of the neighbourhood rallied their force

r two days and nights in constant dread of another attack from the injured Thracians. On the third day they set sail again and got as far as Malea, the south

With the first taste of that magic food the men forgot the purpose for which they had been sent, forgot their friends and their home, and had no desire left in life but to remain there all their days and feast with the Lotus-Eaters. In this state they were found by Ody