((polites became a lotus eater after death: Enjoy) As Odysseus and them sailed away from the Cyclops, the Lotus eater Odysseus took with them from the Lotus isle was sitting on the railing. It was fluffy with purple and black eyes, and about 2 feet tall. But what no one knew was that it was Polites. He stared at Odysseus, smiling as Odysseus stared in the direction of the Cyclops's, Polyphemus's, cave. His mentor, Athena, left him after he made a reckless decision to tell the cyclops his name and his status out of anger.