Lost!

[Disneyphile]

Did anyone happen to take a very close look (i.e. pause) at the large hieroglyph at the back of the lower temple where Ben encountered Smokey for "judgement"?

It depicts Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, who is kneeling to Smokey, presenting him with an offering, most likely a soul.

Also, remember when the woman asked Lipidus, "What lies at the shadow of the statue?"... well, take a look at this wiki entry about the Egyptian belief of shadows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_soul.

This further reinforces my theories about the Atlantis/Egypt mythology being the basis of the whole "mystery".

However, I totally won't rule out the possibility that the island itself is the underworld. (Smokey being the cumulative energy of the harvested souls.)

Also, ever notice how Richard seems timeless (even perhaps immortal)... and he has a LOT of eyeliner... take a look at the heiroglyph of the eye of Horus (king of the gods on earth), the son of Osiris, who is the other Egyptian god of the underworld. Richard just might be Horus...

Which brings us to Ken's theory:

The island is the gateway to the underworld, where souls are judged, as depicted in the hieroglyphs in the temple, and as we witnessed via Smokey and Ben.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Richard seems timeless (even perhaps immortal)... and he has a LOT of eyeliner...

Just FYI, Nestor Carbonell's eyelashes are naturally very dark. He does not wear eyeliner.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Just FYI, Nestor Carbonell's eyelashes are naturally very dark. He does not wear eyeliner.

Damn. (And, why the hell can't I have eyelashes like that?)

But, hey... the hieroglyphs are still definitely Egyptian in nature, and some of the myths seem to coincide with what's been happening.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Did anyone happen to take a very close look (i.e. pause) at the large hieroglyph at the back of the lower temple where Ben encountered Smokey for "judgement"?

It depicts Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, who is kneeling to Smokey, presenting him with an offering, most likely a soul.

Also, remember when the woman asked Lipidus, "What lies at the shadow of the statue?"... well, take a look at this wiki entry about the Egyptian belief of shadows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_soul.

This further reinforces my theories about the Atlantis/Egypt mythology being the basis of the whole "mystery".

However, I totally won't rule out the possibility that the island itself is the underworld. (Smokey being the cumulative energy of the harvested souls.)

Also, ever notice how Richard seems timeless (even perhaps immortal)... and he has a LOT of eyeliner... take a look at the heiroglyph of the eye of Horus (king of the gods on earth), the son of Osiris, who is the other Egyptian god of the underworld. Richard just might be Horus...

Which brings us to Ken's theory:

The island is the gateway to the underworld, where souls are judged, as depicted in the hieroglyphs in the temple, and as we witnessed via Smokey and Ben.

Great stuff there...brings me back to the very first episode. When the Losties were on the beach and the monster was ripping apart the Jungle.....many had something to say about it:

Shannon: "What was that?"

Charlie: "That was weird, right?"

Walt: "Was that Vincent?"

Micheal: "It's not Vincent"

Claire: "Did anybody see that"

Hurley: "Yeah"

Random Lostie: "It didn't sound like an animal, not exactly"

Rose: "That sound it made, I kept thinking that there was something familier about it"

Now on the face of it, it would seem that only Rose was offering us any kind of clue to what that thing was......but although I and just about everyone else dismissed it as the silliness of a child not knowing that a dog is not capable of making that kind of racket I think Walt may have been more accurate than we all once thought.

Jackals are, after all, members of the canine family.

Besides, does anyone remember Walt being wrong about anything?

He told Locke not to open the Hatch...
He tried to prevent his father from building the raft...
He even told Shannon to be quiet...

[scaeagles]

That was a great episode.

[Pirate Bill]

A couple new theories of mine:

1. Richard (who doesn't actually wear eyeliner, it's just his eyelashes) is what Locke now is. The island resurrected him so now he doesn't age. Locke now won't age.

2. The new losties (Ilana and friends) have been "infected" by whatever "infected" Rousseau's crew. They've been changed into others.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

A couple new theories of mine:

1. Richard (who doesn't actually wear eyeliner, it's just his eyelashes) is what Locke now is. The island resurrected him so now he doesn't age. Locke now won't age.

2. The new losties (Ilana and friends) have been "infected" by whatever "infected" Rousseau's crew. They've been changed into others.

Hmm. Re: #2, I think they're working for Charles W.

Charles W. who was, apparently, Wolverine when he was a younger man. Heh.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Hmm. Re: #2, I think they're working for Charles W.

Charles W. who was, apparently, Wolverine when he was a younger man. Heh.

I had thought that, but then realized they most likely would have taken Ben out. I think she is just a tough lady who decided to take charge after Cesar was shot.

[Stan4dSteph]

Those two new crashies definitely have some sort of knowledge of the island or something. That phrase was a test I think, to see how the pilot would react.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I had thought that, but then realized they most likely would have taken Ben out. I think she is just a tough lady who decided to take charge after Cesar was shot.

Hmmm. That is a very, very good point.