Comments on: Egypt/Greek Mythology applies

By: Antimere

Antimere — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:12:14 +0000

I think the black smoke might be the Egyptian god Apophis also known as Apep; the deification of darkness and chaos. A 16m snake whose gigantic body, often a concertina of coils and representative of a black void. Apophis is imagined as possessing a hideously loud roar. His head is also made of flint (the sparks we sometimes see in the smoke.) Maybe, just maybe.

By: sandy123

sandy123 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:13 +0000

Hi friends I am a student in the faculty of monuments and the most interesting in reading about Ancient Egyptian mythology. The myth of Horus is one of the main myths that had been told in several ways through out Pharaonic history. At the same time the value of this myth becomes greater when you know the myth of isis that is regarded as a symbol for self sacrifice in Ancient Egyptian mythology. to know about it you can go Myth of Horus Mother, Isis

By: A.E.S.

A.E.S. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:39:00 +0000

A little boost to your theory in mt “statue and cross” theory following this one.
Nicely done.

By: pjdkrunkt

pjdkrunkt — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:22:05 +0000

One thing that I don’t think anyone has mentioned anywhere is that Set has ears. They are flat-topped ears unlike the sharp Anubis ears… so the statue could be Set? Although there are also other eared characters in the Egyptian pantheon.

By: pjdkrunkt

pjdkrunkt — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:20:24 +0000

I am not sure that Widmore funded Dharma… if he did, he would know where to find the island instead of having to rely on clues from The Black Rock’s ledger which he bought at the auction, or on the Dharma’s Lamppost room.

By: Walkabout

Walkabout — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:14:57 +0000

I’m not sure if he relates to the story you posted but another Egyptian god is Ra (Richard Alpert)?

Patron of: the sun, heaven, kingship, power, light.

Appearance: a pharaoh wearing the sun disk on his head.

Description: Ra was the almost universally-worshipped king of the gods and all-father of creation. A sun god, he was said to command the chariot that rode across the sky during the day. A king, he was the patron of the pharaoh. Ra is the most central god of the Egyptian pantheon.

Ra’s position in the pantheon is unusual. He is the only god, apart from Osiris, who is definitely said to be not on the earth. Ra, it is said, is an aging god, still powerful, but too old to deal with his children any longer, so he has gone exclusively to the sky to watch over the world. Horus rules over the earth and the gods in his stead, demonstrating the divine right of kingship.

Sound like anyone familiar?

from http://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/ra.htm

By: Andre7

Andre7 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:13:44 +0000

Very tidy. It gives Horace his due.

I am not so sure about Richard Alpert. You set him up as Set’s right hand man. Does he bring in Ben and Locke to try to undo Horace’s strangle hold on Jacob?

I gathered that Widmore funded the Dharma Initiative to begin with, which would place him above Horace in the pecking order…

So Richard would bring in Ben to undo Horace and keep Widmore at bay off the island, and uses Locke as a tool to free Jacob from the cabin somehow.

Is Jacob still stuck in there (‘help me’) or has he been free’d?

By: ontopofoldsmokey

ontopofoldsmokey — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:26:52 +0000

I am enjoying the Egyptian direction and thanks for the info. One thing Locke saw Horace in a dream. Remember he wakes and Ben says “I remember when I had dreams”.

Nice work.

By: pjdkrunkt

pjdkrunkt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:57:28 +0000

Nice tie-in with Sisyphus!