and the statue is…
We finally get to see the statue in its full glory… from behind. As soon as the statue appeared on screen my roommate and I both thought it was Anubis, the Egyptian god of the afterlife. Anubis protects the dead and helps them get to the afterlife. For some reason I can;t upload pictures so here is a link to the shot from the episode: . If that doesn’t work the url is http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/lostpedia/images/6/68/FourToedFull.jpg. Anyways, The statue has pointed ears like Anubis and I am almost sure it is him. Also, notice he is holding two things, one in each hand. If you do a google image search for Anubis most pictures show him holding something like a cane in one hand and an Ankh in the other. An ankh is the Egyptian cross of life also known as “the key of life.” In the picture zoom in on the left hand and it looks like many of the images of Anubis where he is holding an Ankh is his hand. The necklace Paul was wearing was also an Ankh so the allusions to Egyptian afterlife are everywhere. The statue of Anubis raises many questions. What is the origin of the island? Egyptian? Also, is the island some kind of place to escape death, or as I find myself thinking, is it the place of the afterlife?
Very possible that the Island is a place where the dead come back to life. Why else would Richard demand the body of Paul? So Paul would be brought back to life and be an ‘other’ or ‘hostile’. Are all the original ‘other/hostiles/Alpert’ immortal because they are already the walking dead?!
Nice thoughts NMB. The Egyptian hieroglyphs that were seen on the timer in the Swan Station were translated by the writers, as meaning ‘Underworld’.
I read that the Egyptian Underworld was known as Duat, where the dead are judged. Coincidentally, it is guarded by ‘Ammit’, the great swallower.
Wikipedia gives great explanations of these.
Yeah I’m definitely thinking 4 toes means a dog or a cat… both animals actually have five toes, it’s just that the fifth is up near their “ankle”.
If you look at this picture of Anubis, he’s holding something paul’s necklace.
http://api.ning.com/files/AKlDV8PLkMlciLt*k3lUQiZ5ZWPcTAedY6bT2NuHk25JFE3TFfjSwnNHnQdAB3*8*bnnU7KrismfeUJG49gaLuJ2EH39ApoF/Anubis.jpg
I dont know, just saying.
like paul’s necklace* and you’ll have to copy paste the link.