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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, translit. lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy. After they ate the lotus they would forget their home and loved ones, and only long to stay with their fellow lotus-eaters. Those who ate the plant never cared to report, nor return.

Figuratively, 'lotus-eater' denotes "a person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns".

In Greek, the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), are also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/).

Translations

ar: لوتوفاجي; ca: Lotòfags; de: Lotophagen; el: Λωτοφάγοι; en: Lotus-eaters; es: Lotófagos; et: Lotofaagid; fa: لوتوفاگ‌ها; fi: Lootofagit; fr: Lotophages; he: אוכלי הלוטוס; hu: Lotophagoszok; id: Penyantap teratai; it: Lotofagi; ja: ロートパゴス族; ko: 로토파고스족; la: Lotophagi; nl: Lotofagen; no: Lotofager; pl: Lotofagowie; pt: Lotófagos; ru: Лотофаги; scn: Lotofagi; simple: Lotophagi; sv: Lotofagerna; uk: Лотофаги; ur: کنول خور; zh: 蓮花食者

English (Autenrieth)

the lotus-eaters, Od. 9.84 ff.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Λωτοφάγοι: (ᾰ) οἱ лотофаги, «лотосоеды» (племя на Киренском побережье Африки) Hom., Her.