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