Odysseus in the Land of the Lotus-eaters by Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio

Odysseus in the Land of the Lotus-eaters

Theodoor van Thulden, after Francesco Primaticcio · 1632–1633 · Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam, Netherlands

On a faraway shore, Odysseus's sailors taste the sweet lotus fruit and forget all about home, so he must drag them back to the ships. Explore its place in Book IX of the Odyssey.

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