Acts 14:13

And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

That enterprising priest of Zeus was what may be described as being "on the ball"; if a miracle had occurred, as indeed there had, he would channel the influence of it into the worship of his deity.

Oxen and garlands ... This is an interesting glimpse of pagan worship. The beasts to be sacrificed were decorated, their horns gilded, and their necks circled with white ribbons and other decorations. The ancient poets Ovid and Virgil both sang of this:

Rich curling fumes of incense feast the skies, A hecatomb of voted victims dies, With gilded horns and garlands on their head, In all the pomp of death to th' altar led. - Ovid

The victim ox, that was for altars prest, Trimmed with white ribbons and with garlands drest, Sank of himself without the god's command, Preventing the slow sacrificer's hand. - Virgil.[20]