The Lotos-Eaters Resources

Check out tons of good info about Tennyson from a fun and reliable site.

Here's more information on Tennyson's work and life.

Here's a fun website to get you started learning about the history of ancient Greece.

This is a short, documentary-style video about the Lotus-Eaters scene from Book 9 of the Odyssey.

Here's a Lego animation of the story. It's pretty well done—although we think we might have seen a Star Wars ship in there…

Check out Swedish metal band Opeth's version.

We love this guy's voice, and we think he really nails the mood, too.

Here's a good song by a great band—have fun!

The man himself, with facial hair FTW!

Here's the famous scene, as the 17th-century artist Theodore van Thulden saw it.

If you're looking to read a little more Tennyson, this collection would be a good place to start.

Read the ancient Greek epic that inspired Tennyson's poem.