Either some god told them of this, or they themselves caught sight of the ship of Telemachus as she sailed by, but could not catch her.
ἤ τίς σφιν τόδ' ἔειπε θεῶν , ἢ εἴσιδον αὐτοὶ νῆα παρερχομένην , τὴν δ' οὐκ ἐδύναντο κιχῆναι . &quot;
ἤ τις σφεῖς ὅδε εἶπον θεός , ἤ εἰσοράω αὐτός ναῦς παρέρχομαι , ὁ δέ οὐ δύναμαι κιχάνω . &quot;