Lotus-eaters
Subject in History
Lotus-eaters has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook argues the lotus is more likely a literary symbol of losing sight of one's goal than a real plant.
“the lotus eating, no? That it's basically about losing yourself and losing sight of your goal”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 20:14
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland suggests the Victorian theory that the lotus was opium reveals more about Victorian society than about Homer.
“victorian scholars thought that probably it was opium and i think this probably says more about the victorians than it does about homer”
The Rest Is History: 687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1) (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 19:29
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the first half of Homer's Odyssey, from Troy's fall to Calypso's island, and probe its roots in Greek colonisation.