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Post by iamjacob on Mar 4, 2009 23:32:50 GMT -5
What did everyone think of the four toed statue? I hope they explain more about it soon.  |
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Post by cindy on Mar 4, 2009 23:36:32 GMT -5
my money is on it being of Enkidu - he's been mentioned before (in a crossword puzzle someone was working on in the Swan Station) and I was looking it up on Wikipedia and they mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh that after Enkidu was "civilized" he was a protector of flocks from wolves. If I wanted to protect an island I'd put up a statue of that guy
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Post by blop on Mar 5, 2009 0:00:22 GMT -5
There's a whole discussion about this on pages 7 and 8 of the LaFleur thread  |
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Post by yosemitechris on Mar 5, 2009 1:12:59 GMT -5
i not sure who it is.
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Post by iamjacob on Mar 5, 2009 15:13:01 GMT -5
I wonder what happened to the rest of it. Any ideas?
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Post by yosemitechris on Mar 5, 2009 17:02:41 GMT -5
the black rock crashed into it
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Post by Uncle Igmar on Mar 5, 2009 18:01:09 GMT -5
Maybe the "earthquake" that was experienced in New Otherton with the arrival of Flight 815 caused all but the foot we saw to fall into the Temple area.
The statue also appears to be leaning on an ankh (in it's right hand) - the same symbol Paul had around his neck.
Just a thought 
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Post by iamjacob on Mar 5, 2009 20:30:24 GMT -5
I wonder if the rest is just underwater now. Maybe when it crumbled, it fell into the ocean.
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Post by Crazy James on Mar 7, 2009 16:19:14 GMT -5
I agree with Jay's thoughts, that the statue is of Richard Alpert.
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Post by jlyn1980 on Mar 7, 2009 18:23:31 GMT -5
I agree with Jay's thoughts, that the statue is of Richard Alpert. A 20+ foot tall statue of Richard Alpert...That would be something worth worshiping. He is hooooot. |
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Post by corrwill on Mar 9, 2009 22:00:06 GMT -5
I agree with Jay's thoughts, that the statue is of Richard Alpert. A 20+ foot tall statue of Richard Alpert...That would be something worth worshiping. He is hooooot. HA HA HA TOTALLY AGREE ha ha he IS a cutie and does awesome accents. ...but more on the statue...yeah looks like Anubis(god of death) to me. I am going with that one. Did anyone in here used to watch "Gargoyles"? there was an episode called "grief" that was about him...and could be an interesting theory on why some people might want the island. I watched the episode again and got to thinking, it's almost like the island itself is this god, Anubis. Found the episode on You Tube if anyone is interested in some Anubis stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9tNry8KBM&eurlwww.youtube.com/watch?v=gpRpodxVhDk&feature=relatedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=dhsymQgun6A&feature=related |
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Post by footstepsontherun on Mar 11, 2009 13:06:10 GMT -5
When I was in high school, I took an art history class my senior year. One of the first things we studied were the Ancient Egyptians. In many depictions (especially statues), their rulers/kings/pharaohs/gods are always shown in a "walking" position, with their left foot forward. My teacher emphasized over and over again that this was because of the Egyptians' belief in the afterlife - having the left foot forward meant they were walking into the afterlife. Also, their gaze straight ahead signified the afterlife. (I swear I just pulled out my old notebooks! ;D) I have some examples here: Anubis:  Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerenebty:  I have tons of more interesting information, but it's really not related to my point, which is this: the statue shown on LOST has its RIGHT foot forward (or at least seems to, from the angle)...does this mean that the Losties are headed for what is the opposite of "afterlife"? Is everything on the Island a mirror of "real life"? Or perhaps it's an oversight? I'd love to hear all your thoughts! |
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Post by Uncle Igmar on Mar 11, 2009 13:14:52 GMT -5
I agree with Jay's thoughts, that the statue is of Richard Alpert. A 20+ foot tall statue of Richard Alpert...That would be something worth worshiping. He is hooooot. |
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Post by jlyn1980 on Mar 11, 2009 17:30:39 GMT -5
A 20+ foot tall statue of Richard Alpert...That would be something worth worshiping. He is hooooot. Ha ha, nah I don't think I would write too much more romance into the story. But Sawyer would have walked around the entire season without his shirt. |
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Post by sawyerzlass on Mar 14, 2009 6:13:57 GMT -5
I dunno Footsteps on the Run. there are darn few oversights on this one. I'm doubting the left foot forward into the afterlife is an oversight. I think there's more to where they are and how it plays into death than your left foot forward theory envelopes.
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