On Circe's island, the crew had been tasked by Eurylochus to discover the circumstances of the witch at the center of the island. But only Eurylochus returned to tell the story of their capture, as Circe “asked them to come in; they all followed her, in their innocence… but she threw deadly drugs into chaos, to make them completely forget their homeland” (117). The rest of the crew succumbed to the temptation of the beautiful Circe, drawn into her home despite their caution during exploration. It's also a little ironic that the man who would lead the crew to their demise was the only one to stand strong and suspect that all was not as it seemed with Circe. Among the lotus eaters, the crew was tasked with learning more about the island's natives. But after finding them, the men “tasted that honey-sweet fruit, no longer thought of returning to us with news, but chose rather to stay…and chew their lotus, and [say] farewell to home” (102). ). The lack of caution among Odysseus' sailors leads to their loss of individualism as they reach a kind of death, unable to live as men and unable to gain kleos. These reckless and imprudent actions undertaken by each of the sailors were done in their greed for immortality through memory, but ultimately provided nothing other than their