The lotus eaters wanted to trap you forever on their island while the cyclones just wanted to eat you or didn't want you there in the first place.
They believe that it made more progress to have a strong social class and status.
Dear Littleb8,
Please consider adding some context or subject matter to work with. It does not help that there is no "following statements". Sorry to come off rude but, still...
Sincerely,
imnick123