surge, where gale and pilot bid us go. Now rising from

the wave are seen the woods of Zacynthos,[156] and Dulichium,

and Samos, and the tall cliffs of Neritos: we fly

past the rocks of Ithaca, Laertes’ realm, breathing a curse 20

for the land that nursed the hard heart of Ulysses. Soon,

too, the storm-capped peaks of Leucata dawn on the

view, and their Apollo, the terror of sailors. In our

weariness we make for him, and enter the little town:

our anchors are thrown from the prow, our sterns ranged 25

on the coast.