 Figuratively, 'lotus-eater' denotes "a person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns".In Greek, the lotus-eaters (, "lōtophagoi"), are also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular "lotophagus" ) or lotophages (singular "lotophage" ).In the "Odyssey" Book IX, Odysseus tells how adverse north winds blew him and his men off course as they were rounding Cape Malea, the southernmost tip of the Peloponnesus, headed westwards for Ithaca