"Then I sent out two picked men and a runner to learn what race of men that land sustained. They fell in, soon enough with Lotus Eaters, offering the sweet Lotus to our friends- but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland."
Once Odysseus and his men reached the land of the Cyclopes, they creeped into a Cyclops' cave. Odysseus was able to trick the Cyclops, so Odysseus would be able to get away with attacking him, and escaping.
"Cyclops, you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everybody calls me Nohbdy."
Odysseus and his men next land on the island of Aeolus, the wind king, and stay with him a month. To extend his hospitality, Aeolus gives Odysseus two parting gifts, a fair west wind blowing the ships toward Ithaca and a great bag holding all the unfavorable, stormy winds. While Odysseus is sleeping, the men open the bag, thinking it was gold and solver. The bad winds thus escape and blow the ships back to Aeolus island.