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What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating?

The New York Times

TechnologyThe New York Times·Jul 22, 2026·1 min read

What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating?

In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?

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