Case file · Cryptid
Saint Anthony's centaur and satyr
In his 'Life of Paul the First Hermit', written around 375, Jerome says Anthony met a centaur and then a satyr in the Eastern Desert while searching for Paul. Jerome adds that a living satyr was later shown in Alexandria.
375 CE · 28.85, 32.55 · status: legend
The sceptical view
Jerome himself was unsure whether the centaur was a devil's illusion. The story belongs to Christian hagiography.