For nine days we sailed, night and day alike, and now on the tenth our native land came in sight, and lo, we were so near that we saw men tending the beacon fires.
&quot; ἐννῆμαρ μὲν ὁμῶς πλέομεν νύκτας τε καὶ ἦμαρ , τῇ δεκάτῃ δ' ἤδη ἀνεφαίνετο πατρὶς ἄρουρα , καὶ δὴ πυρπολέοντας ἐλεύσσομεν ἐγγὺς ἐόντες ·
&quot; ἐννῆμαρ μέν ὁμῶς πλέω νύξ τε καί ἦμαρ , ὁ δεκάτη δέ ἤδη ἀναφαίνω πατρίς ἄρουρα , καί δή πυρπολέω λεύσσω ἐγγύς εἰμί ·