also Lotus Lands. In the Odyssey by
Homer, the hero, Ulysses, and his
crew were driven to the land of the Lotus-Eaters. These were people who
ate the fruit of a
plant that caused a
man to
lose all
memory of his homeland and family. Ulysses had to
force his
crew back to eir
ship to be able to
leave at all.
—The Problems of Work Glossary Final approval 12.3.90