lotophagi

[ luh-tof-uh-jahy ]

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. lotus-eaters ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of lotophagi¹

< Latin Lōtophagī < Greek Lōtophágoi. See lotus-eater

Example Sentences

They are thus real Lotophagi, such as are mentioned by Herodotus.

From Scientific American

The vessels, with broken masts and torn sails, were driven far out of their course, and, after ten days, reached the land of the Lotophagi or Lotus-eaters,—a people whose sole food consisted of lotus fruit and blossoms.

From Project Gutenberg

He is the Ulysses of these parts; and to cruise among the shores, rocks, and islands of Lake Huron without Henry's travels, were like coasting Calabria and Sicily without the Odyssey in your head or hand,—only here you have the island of Mackinaw instead of the island of Circe; the land of the Ottawas instead of the shores of the Lotophagi; cannibal Chippewas, instead of man-eating Læstrigons.

From Project Gutenberg

The senior Oliver Wendell Holmes attended in 1883 and punned for the lotophagi six times in one hour.

From Time Magazine Archive

He told of his arrival in the country of the Lotophagi, people who lived on lotos, and of the frightful dangers he encountered in the isle of Cyclops.

From Project Gutenberg