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After the Island of the Cicones, Odysseus landed on the Island of the Lotus Eaters. The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant. Odysseus sent in two men to scout out the area. When they did not come back, Odysseus sent in to find them. He found the two men hopelessly addicted to eating the lotus plant. Odysseus tied the two men up and forced them into the ship against their will and sails away.

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Q: Why does Odysseus tie his three men in the lotus eaters?
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Why does Odysseus send three of his best men into the land of the Lotus Eaters?

Odysseus sent two men and the man under them to the land of the Lotus Eaters to see what type of people the Lotus Eaters were, if they were friendly and the like.


How many men did Odysseus lose on the island of the lotus eaters?

Odysseus lost no men on the island of the lotus eaters. He was able to retrieve the 3 men that had succumbed to the lotus' temptation.


What danger did Odysseus and his men encounter when they landed on the Lotus Eaters' island?

Three of his men ate the lotus eaters plant and the got stuck to the plant.


What Adventure did Odysseus and his men meet before drifting into the country of lotus-eaters?

Odysseus and his men had been in the land of the Cicons and their city of Ismarus before coming to the island of the lotus eaters. Before that, they fought at Troy.


How many of odysseus' men ate the lotus plant?

Odysseus sent three men to seek out the inhabitants of the land and see if they were eaters of bread, i.e. civilized people; the three men encountered the Lotus Eaters and found them to be peaceful and in no way hostile; they gave Odysseus' men the honey sweet fruit of the lotus and the soldiers fell into a state of lethargic bliss and lost all desire to return to their ships.


How do Odysseus' men cause him trouble with the Ciconians and the lotus-eaters?

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How many men did Odysseus send on the island with the lotus eaters?

2 men and a runner


How does Odysseus save his men from the lotus eaters' island?

Odysseus dragged the three men back to the ship and tied them down, warning no one else to eat the lotus. When everyone was back they sailed off, escaping the island.


How do Odysseus' men become vulnerable in the land of the Lotus Eaters?

The men become vulnerable by eating the lotus. The lotus mad them lose all desire to return home and all they wanted to do was stay there with the lotus-eaters.


What happens in the land of the lotus eaters?

The Lotus-Eaters ate from a plant with heavy narcotic properties. It made Odysseus' men forget about home.


What island are Odysseus' men eating lotus flowers on?

The Island of the Lotus Eaters. At least, I think so.


Why does Odysseus have to force three of his men to leave the land of the lotus eaters?

The men who eat the lotus become very content and forget about returning home. They have to be dragged back to the ship by Odysseus so that they will not stay on the island forever, only desiring to eat lotus.