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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.

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/).

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Λωτοφάγοι: (ᾰ) οἱ лотофаги, «лотосоеды» (племя на Киренском побережье Африки) Hom., Her. }} {{trml |trtx=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.