lotus fruit
Odyssey's forgetting food
The lotus fruit appears in Greek mythology as a food that induces blissful forgetfulness.
In Homer's *Odyssey*, those who eat it lose all desire to return home, preferring dreamy contentment to their former lives.
The term now suggests anything that produces pleasant apathy or escapist withdrawal from reality: Social media is the lotus fruit of our age.
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
dreamy · oblivion · enchanted · languid · waking dream · tropical · flesh · seeds · honey · stupor · mythical · island · sailors · lost at sea · temptation · lethargic · succulent · haze
- ancient fruitsfig, date, pomegranate, olive, grape
- magical substancesmana, ichor, ambrosia, nectar, ether
- mythical & exotic fruitsgolden apple, ambrosia, apple of discord
- fictional foodsbutterbeer, polyjuice potion, Soylent Green, Scooby Snacks, treacle tart
lotus fruitmoly
Legendary herb with protective powers
spur · call to adventure · clarion call · wake-up call · goad
lotus fruitnourishment
Food that sustains life
ambrosia · manna · bread of life · sustenance · bread
lotus fruitred pill
Harsh awakening metaphor
bitter truth · harsh reality · cold water · rude awakening · disillusionment
lotus, fruit, fruits, fruity, fruited, fruitful, fruitless, fruition, fructose