» Lotus Eaters and Lotos Eaters redirects here. For other uses, see The Lotus Eaters.In Greek mythology, the Lotophagi (Greek, lotus-eaters) were a race of people from an island near North Africa dominated by "lotus" plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic and addictive, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy. Scholarly attempts to link the lotos with a known narcotic have never convinced a broad spectrum of readers. In Odyssey IX, Odys… (More on Lotus-eaters)