3 Maccabees 5:45
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
And the master of the elephants urged the beasts into an almost maniacal state, drenched them with incense and wine, and decked them with frightful instruments.
Greek · Brenton
Ὁ δὲ ἐλεφαντάρχης, τὰ θηρία σχεδὸν εἰπεῖν εἰς κατάστημα μανιῶδες ἀγηοχὼς, εὐωδεστάτοις πόμασιν οἴνῳ λελιβανωμένου φοβεραῖς κατεσκευασμένα σκευαῖς.