ɪn æntˈɪkwᵻɾi, ˈeɪ "mæɡnˈɪfɪsəntli kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənd hˈɔːɹs" tˈeɪks ɐ sˈɛntɹəl plˈeɪs ɪn ɐ vˈɪʒən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə djuːtˈɛɹoʊkɐnˈɑːnɪkəl tˈɛkst, , wˌɪtʃ pɹɪvˈɛnts ðə sˈɛluːsˌɪd ˈɛmɪsɚɹi hˈɛlɪˌoʊdɚɹəs fɹʌm ɐ plˈænd ɐsˈɔlt ɔnðə dʒˈuːɪʃ tˈɛmpəl tɹˈɛʒɚɹi ɪn dʒɚɹˈuːsələm.
In antiquity, a "magnificently caparisoned horse" takes a central place in a vision reported in the deutero-canonical text, , which prevents the Seleucid emissary Heliodorus from a planned assault on the Jewish temple treasury in Jerusalem.