Lotus of the Lotus-Eaters

The myth

In the ninth book of the Odyssey, after nine days driven by a storm, Odysseus and his men reach the land of the Lotus-Eaters. Three sailors sent ahead as scouts are welcomed kindly and taste the lotus fruit, sweet as honey. Whoever eats it loses all wish to go home and wants only to stay there, eating lotus and forgetting the return. Odysseus has to drag them weeping back to the ships and tie them beneath the benches, and orders everyone to sail before anyone else tastes the fruit.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon trap that reduces the attacking monster's ATK to zero for that battle. One bite and no one wants to go back to war: the attacker forgets why it came. It has the same effect as Song of the Sirens and is ideal for punishing the blow of the opponent's biggest monster.

Did you know

No one knows which plant Homer's lotus was; Herodotus places the Lotus-Eaters in Libya, and many think of a kind of jujube.

Connections

• In Elena, Huntress of Artemis's deck
• In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
• In Damon, Trireme Captain's deck
• In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck
• In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Odyssey, Book 9 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library
2. Odyssey: Homer's Epic Poem of Redemption (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright