Lotusland
Place of blissful indolence
Lotusland refers to a place of dreamy ease and indolence, from the land of the lotus-eaters in Homer's *Odyssey*, where the fruit induced blissful forgetfulness.
The term often applies to Southern California, especially Los Angeles and Hollywood, suggesting a sun-drenched paradise where people pursue pleasure and escapism: She moved to Lotusland to become an actress.
The connotation is usually gently mocking.
California mission city
- botanical gardenCultivated collection of labeled flora
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
- cycadsPrehistoric seed plants
euphorbias · topiary · opera singer · estate · horticulture · bromeliads · aloes · agaves
Santa Barbara
California mission city
- botanical gardenCultivated collection of labeled flora
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
cycads · euphorbias · topiary · opera singer · estate · horticulture · bromeliads · aloes · agaves · palms
Odysseus
Ithaca's long-wandering monarch
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- TennysonVictorian English poet laureate
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
oblivion · enchantment · lethargy · escapism · bliss · dreamy · indolence · stupor · narcotic · idleness
Lotuslandhell
Underworld of suffering
wasteland · hellhole · dystopia · gulag · concentration camp
Lotuslandreality
What actually exists
harsh reality · waking life · rude awakening · terra firma · ground zero
Lotuslandsalt mines
Underground halite extraction sites
rat race · sweatshop · workhouse · chain gang · treadmill