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The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date. [5] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine. [6] Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. [1] Later, this identification is supported by Strabo. [7]
Lotus Eater (formerly As Daylight Fades) were a Scottish heavy metal band from Glasgow.Playing a style that puts a heavy emphasis on rhythm and downtuning, they have been cited by publications such as NME and Metal Hammer as helping to lead the new wave of heavy music in Britain alongside groups like Loathe and Holding Absence.
In 2001, the Lotus Eaters, comprising the duo of Coyle and Kelly, reformed after almost two decades, recording and releasing a new album titled Silentspace on the Vinyl Japan label. [ 13 ] On 13 March 2009, the band announced a one-off concert to be held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 25 July. [ 14 ]
The Lotus Eaters (band), an English new wave band; Lotus Eater, a Scottish heavy metal band; Lotus Eaters (band), an American experimental electroacoustic group; Lotus Eaters, an instrumental for guitars by Andrew York; Keane (band), formerly The Lotus Eaters, an English alternative rock band; The Lotus Eaters, a 2004 Dead Can Dance tribute album
The song was first recorded during a John Peel Radio 1 session in 1982 and, when aired, stimulated a bidding war between major UK record labels. [citation needed] It took some time for the band to find the right producer, [citation needed] but they eventually teamed up with Nigel Gray, who had produced for the Police and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Carl Benjamin (born September 1979), also known by his online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is a British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator. [6] [7] [8] A former member of the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election.
"The Lotus Eater" is a short story by British author W. Somerset Maugham in 1935 and loosely based on the life story of John Ellingham Brooks. It was included in the 1940 collection of Maugham stories The Mixture as Before .
The Lotus Eaters is a BBC television drama first broadcast in 1972 and 1973. The series, written by Michael J. Bird , deals with the lives of British expatriates living on the island of Crete , and their reasons for being there.