all lake tops are flat ,
even if they're on the side of a mountain ,
I was only posting what Homer wrote but he seemed to accept something hid distant hills with:
"on the eighteenth the dim outlines of the mountains on the nearest part of the Phaeacian coast appeared, rising like a shield on the horizon"
"And watched until it disappeared over the horizon".
But are "all lake tops are flat"? That is the big question. Look at this:
Chicago from Michigan City, IN
(33 miles from skyline) - the lake ate 1/2 the sun too! It sure looks like a "curved lake" hiding not only most of Chicago but 1/2 the Sun and all the opposite shore of Lake Michigan.
There are many more similar examples.