intrigued by an engraving showing a satyr offering flowers or food to a hermit lost in a forest ... i made enquiries ... in what was once a popular legend, the egyptian saint anthony abbot set out into a wilderness to find saint paul of thebes, without any idea of which way to go ... in his wanderings he encountered a centaur, and then a satyr ...

the wikipedia article tells you all you need to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_the_Great#:~:text=Anthony%20found%20next%20the%20satyr,the%20Gentiles%2C%20deluded%20by%20various

i've found a coherent account of saint anthony abbot's life here ... and it discusses his association with the pig which often accompanies him in paintings of his journey ...

https://www.lettersfromthesaints.com/blog/a-pig-in-the-desert-why-st-anthony-the-great-is-shown-with-a-pig

... to be continued ...