Lotus tree
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The lotus tree (Greek lôtos) is a plant that occurs in two stories from Greek mythology:
- In Homer's Odyssey, the lotus (tree) bore a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness and was the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or Lotus-eaters.
- In another story, the nymph, Lotis, is turned into a lotus tree.
Botanical candidates for the lotus (tree) are discussed in the Lotophagi article.
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