《奥德赛·卷4》第17节
And the dim phantom answered her and said: “Concerning him I will not tell thee all the tale, whether he be alive or dead; it is ill to speak words light as wind.” Therewith the phantom slipped away by the bolt of the door and passed into the breath of the wind. And the daughter of Icarius started up from sleep; and her heart was cheered, so clear was the vision that sped toward her in the dead of the night. Meanwhile the wooers had taken ship and were sailing over the wet ways, pondering in their hearts sheer death for Telemachus. Now there is a rocky isle in the mid sea, midway between Ithaca and rugged Samos, Asteris, a little isle; and there is a harbour therein with a double entrance, where ships may ride. There the Achaeans abode lying in wait for Telemachus.
注释摘要
这一段将叙事焦点从佩涅洛佩的卧房移开，一分为二。一边是梦醒之后的王后，另一边是已经出海的求婚者。梦里的幻影不愿说出奥德修斯的死活，只说"空话如风，说来无益"，随即穿门而去，化入风的呼吸。佩涅洛佩从梦中惊起，反倒得了慰藉，因为那异象来得如此清晰，正当夜最深的时候。与此同时，求婚者的船已经航行在潮湿的海路上，心里只想着要取特勒马科斯的性命——这里史诗给出一处地…