Talk:Lotus-eaters

message: As this is the name of a tribe/people, shouldn't 'Lotus-Eater' have capital letters? Compare, for example, 'Maori'.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.0.130 (talk) 21:24, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Capitals

message: The singular (Lotus-Eater) should be included, so that a search for "Lotus-Eater" will turn up "Lotus-Eaters".
Yeah definitely needs to be merged.   They're virtually the same now anyway. Pydos 18:38, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, the pop reference list has been moved to The Lotus Eaters, but I kept the star trek one here as it makes more reference to the Odessey story.  If any of the other references were more than just the name, feel free to add a note back to this page what that reference is.  In addition to the new disambiguation page, I moved some things to new stubs - for the bands, tv. show, and short story.  I worked on corrrecting the links, but could probably use some more work if anyone is willing...  - Ravenous 18:40, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Some of the "pop culture" references are not really parallels to Lotus Eaters, especially Brave New World. Soma doesn't cause people to want to abandon reality, it just makes the reality they have bearable. 199.71.183.2 14:39, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad References

message: Why was "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" removed from the "modern references to the lotus eaters" section?  "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" is a National Public Radio drama adaptation of the portion of Homer's Odyssey which includes the encounter with the lotus eaters.  The "Modern references..." list includes modern retellings of the classic myth, and allusions to the story in television dramas and popular songs.  How is the modern retelling of the classic myth in radio drama form irrelevant?  Soundout (talk) 01:32, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Deletion of "Homer's Odyssey: Tale of the Cyclops" from the "Modern references to the lotus eaters" section

message: I have just deleted the claim here previously in the introduction:
 "Scholarly attempts to link the lotos with a known narcotic have never convinced a broad spectrum of readers."
I would not have deleted this if it was sourced with relevant information.  Instead the quoted text above is just an opinion and does not show a neutral/ sourced viewpoint.
The reference which was used to justify the deleted text said this:
"The Opium Poppy, Papaver sominferum was well-known to the Greeks, as μήκων, and to their Minoan predecessors; it could not have been intended."
The reference does not at all discount the theory that the psychoactive Egyptian Blue Lotus was the Lotos in Homer's Odyssey.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.108.178.186 (talk) 06:56, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted claim: 

message: would like to delete the two entries to the Pop Culture section, as they are neither notable nor reference, and a perfect example of a useless "in popular culture" section.  Any complaints?
The entries are:
"In the book and movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the Lotophagi have taken residence in a casino-hotel  in Las Vegas, luring the young to dwell there for eternity by forcing them to eat lotus flowers and promises of giving into almost every modern hedonist inkling. Time spent in the casino-hotel passes rapidly for those trapped within.
They may also be referenced in Opeth's song "The Lotus Eater" off the album Watershed, Nevermore's song "The Lotus Eaters" from the album Dreaming Neon Black or Dead Can Dance's song "The Lotus Eaters"."
Theinterior (talk) 23:14, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Deleted.Theinterior (talk) 17:50, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: In Popular Culture cleanup

message: I'm not sure if its worth adding onto it, but the Lotus or "Black Lotus" in this case has similar situations involving the plant in the Baldur's Gate Series albeit briefly in Baldur's Gate & Baldur's Gate II, it has some reference in canon material of the Forgotten Realms. 2603:6080:9FF0:1960:6006:A7BC:50B8:FB02 (talk) 04:34, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pop Culture Reference