As the shores of Ithaca gradually Faded away behind him
And he sailed swiftly westward Toward Iberia and the Pillars of Hercules,Far from every Achaean sea,
He felt he was alive once more, Freed from the oppressive bonds Of familiar, domestic things.
And his adventurous heart rejoiced Coldly, devoid of love.
Constantine P. Cavafy: Second Odyssey, as translated by Walter Kaiser
