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By: Flaccid

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By: PBR Streetgang

PBR Streetgang — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:40:40 +0000

I agree. It looks like a spitting image of Sobek from the masculine physique to the hair (Taweret had a crocodile back) to the pronounced length of the croc face. Even Sobek holds an ankh in one hand. Maybe Abrams is pulling our legs just to screw with us.

By: PBR Streetgang

PBR Streetgang — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:36:58 +0000

Ya, I think taking the names and images and religious connotations too literally is a red herring. It is nice though to use whatever info you can glean from a little tidbit like the statue to try and figure out why it’s on the island or why Jacob lives in it. Let’s face it, Abrams put it in there for some reason and while it probably isn’t the golden goose we would hope for it’s fun to speculate even if it’s really far out there.

By: stonersteve

stonersteve — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:45:06 +0000

verry nice thanks for doing the leg work

By: El Yerbero

El Yerbero — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:34:20 +0000

I dont know if Jacob and Esau are “clearly” not Egyptian. I mean they could be ancient Egypitan dieties inhabiting bodies of English sailors, and thus their voices sound like the voices of the host bodies. . . .

By: kasi

kasi — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:48:17 +0000

He made the map for Kalvin, I believe. It was stated that he had a photgraphic memory – so he wasn’t doing it for himself. Perhaps to pass the time.

By: ament

ament — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:18:57 +0000

When I reviewed the transcript of Charlotte speaking gibberish she said:

CHARLOTTE: [Reproachfully, in an adult voice] You know what my mum would say about you marrying an American. [Suddenly confident] I know more about ancient Carthage than Hannibal himself.

I looked into Carthage and look at that a major city in Tunisia that had both Egyptian and Greek ties along with speaking latin at some point.

By: angjen0816

angjen0816 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:54:39 +0000

all i have to say is Damon and Carlton (or one or the other) have stated specifically that its NOT canon if it isn’t in the show. it wouldn’t be the first time ABC has messed up. Dont believe it till someone on the actual show says it.

By: thorsten

thorsten — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:14:10 +0000

The greek/macedononian times in Egypt started with Alexander conquering the place in 332bc. After his death the dynasty of the Ptolemys began, which ended with Ceopatras and Marc Anthonys death and the installation of Egypt as a roman protectorate in 30bc. So Egypt was ruled for 300 years by greeks, maybe this is where Jacob picked up his weaving style…

By: ament

ament — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:21:35 +0000

I don’t know if the Island is Mu but I can see the writers grabbing this idea and building a story behind it. Explains the multi-culture you are correct. It’s a definate thought.

By: ament

ament — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:02:52 +0000

If we stop to look at Jacob’s tapestry hanging in the statue, it has both Greek and Egyptian on it (The Eye of Horus). Geographics show Grece and Egypt are not far apart and Tunisia is nearby to both almost forms a triangle. What if Tunisia isn’t just the exit from the island but at one point was the way to get to the island..was a statue that big carved or brought to the island.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:51:06 +0000

i’m thinking that “Egyptians” were originally, for want of a better term, “Islandians” who LEFT the island via the exit hole, as opposed to a culture developing in Egypt which later on DISCOVERED the island.

i know tunisia isn’t exactly RIGHT next to Egypt, but it’s pretty close. plus it would be pretty hard for a lot of people to turn the wheel at once. still an interesting idea, i thought.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:43:08 +0000

i meant Abrams

By: docarzt

docarzt — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:46:28 +0000

Well, glad you gave it another look at least. Without question, what you are pointing out is very very important. What I’ll say is that sourcing and citing is something we are extremely anal about. The only time I won’t cite, personally, is if to the best of my knowledge nobody has reported the same thing. I don’t think any journalist has the responsibility of tracking down a report that came before his as long as he is reporting on personal experience. But, as you’ve realize – none of these scenarios apply here.

By: imfromthepast

imfromthepast — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:38:34 +0000

Your posts were removed because of your bad language and attitude. Your use of bad language immediately following your assertion that your posts were removed for no reason either belies a serious malfunction in your reasoning skills or an utter lack of a grasp on reality. There is really no reason for you to continue to comment here as every new comment you post you make yourself out to be an even bigger fool than before. I humbly suggest you go away while you still retain a minuscule scrap of dignity.

By: imfromthepast

imfromthepast — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:30:10 +0000

Well if it isn’t Mr. Eloquent!

By: The Magician

The Magician — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:06:35 +0000

That’s a very, very good point, Egyptian gods (as well as the gods of other cultures) were frequently ‘combined’, so there is every possibility that the god is Sobek-Tawaret (or vice versa).

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:53:46 +0000

i was pretty sure it wasn’t just ABC, it was Lindelof as well. wasn’t it?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:52:50 +0000

it’s true about the speculation.

the bigger failure here is why radzinsky A) made the hatch map and B) couldn’t remember where his own buildings are. for someone who is basically the second in command of dharma to not know that… dumb.

it’ll probably along the lines of how desmond didn’t remember that one time he didn’t push the button until too late and crashed the plane, and why rousseau didn’t ever recognize jin or give him a funny look…

i mean, desmond couldn’t get a good night’s sleep for month and a half, and rousseau suffered various traumas… maybe the incident wiped radzinsky’s brain. or maybe they’ve just all fallen prey to the REAL Sickness which makes everyone get stupider the longer they’re on the island.

rant concluded.

By: zerocharisma

zerocharisma — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:16:21 +0000

fartmonster sounds infinitely more intelligent when he isn’t saying anything at all

By: Michel

Michel — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:44:29 +0000

We’ve witnessed before how the ABC recap staff doesn’t go hand in hand with the writers, like when they prematurely said Ms. Hawking’s first name in a recap. In fact, the Lost writers have said lots of things too that were innacurate or were developed differently with time, like if time travel was a possibility on the show or the potential planned for Nikki and Paulo.

What I mean is that it’s not being in denial when you only take care of what it’s shown in the show… because that’s definitively canon, but with extra-narrative statements they can be inconsisten and get away with it.

I don’t care if it’s ABC who says it: it’s not Taweret. ABC can say what they want, but without giving a reason, and being contradicted by what is shown on the screen, well…. I’m simply not sure who’s in denial here.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:19:59 +0000

Many people have said similar things to this in this very thread so do I now have to credit people individually or else fear someone accusing me of plagiarism? Oh dear…I don’t know what the etiquette is now…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:11:12 +0000

This is really the point isn’t it Crazy Bearded Jack, I think you just about nail this one. May people later in this thread seem to regard the statue as something of a prop error because it doesn’t look EXACTLY like the Google images of Tawaret. Why does the statue HAVE to be ONE God? The Egyptians merged different Gods and Deities in an attempt to unify cult worship throughout the country (check out Ra or any of the major Egytian God’s histories for more on that) so why can’t a television show do the same thing? This is not a “titanic screw up” or anything like that it’s just another in a long train of instances of how this island blends together different people/groups, religions and personal philosophies to create a truly unique television show. We all watch this show because it is different and because it is an amalgam of so many different things. I think the statue is emblematic of that.

By: Dolce

Dolce — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:29:05 +0000

I still like this.