Talk: Statue of Taweret

Implications

Sayid comments: "I don't know what is more disquieting; the fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that it has four toes."

I find it interesting that he emphasized these two points. That the rest of the statue is missing has some interesting implications.

• Normally when there are incomplete stone ruins, the pieces were scavenged to build other structures. This seems unlikely as there seem to be very few stone structures on the island. There also doesn't seem to be anyplace for the other foot to stand.
  • It's the left foot (note the big toe) - there is sufficient room on the platform for the missing right foot. --The CyberSlug 08:56, 25 May 2006 (PDT)
  • It looks to me that there was more of a base that was broken off. The space next to the foot looks smooth enough as to be unlikely that there was anything there before. If there was another foot and/or more of a base, the missing debris is still ... well, missing. --Doc 12:38, 25 May 2006 (PDT)
  • I think it is implied to be old, like ruins, or at least made to look old. If it was ruins, then errosion or many other factors (war?) could account for why we dont see the rest of it or the place where the other foot was.

• The statue could have been brought in from another site as it currently is, but That's a lot of weight to bring across the ocean.

• This leaves the option that it was constructed in place to be an incomplete statue. Strange, but plausible.

The fact that it has four toes in connection with the above says that the builders made an incomplete statue, sort of mock-ruins, imitating a classical style, but with an aspect that is odd or even comical. This says that the statue was made either as an act of whimsey by a great power, or as some sort of blatant and durable clue.

If it's a clue then I have no idea what it means. --Doc 08:24, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

I wonder why Sayid was 'disquieted'. If I saw one, I'd say, "Huh. Foot." And then if I even noticed the toes, I'd say, "Huh. Must be a construction issue." --Carl

He's not a native speaker; does 'disquieted' have another synonym in Iraqui? (something along the lines of "I've got a bad feeling about this") —Dmuk § 12:01, 7 July 2006 (PDT)

If you look closely at the statue, you can notice that the "pinky" toe is not the same as the others. The edge of the toe has a huge gash in it that goes into the sandle, and the shape is different as well (no toenail area is visible). It almost looks as if there was another part of the statue (another toe?) between the two which was removed and then the rest of the statue smashed together. --Pilotbread

I just noticed something else. The statue appears to be made of a light colored rock or concrete. Neither one matches a scenario of it being the ruins of an ancient statue made on the island. Being volcanic, the island's rock is black. --Doc 08:50, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

Concrete is a very real construction possiblity. The Romans made concrete from volcanic ash, pumice and limestone, none of which are terribly hard to find on a volcanic island. --Absalom 11:49, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

Yes, but I somehow doubt the Romans ever made it to Polynesia, or that ancient islanders developed concrete independantly (the formula for concrete was lost before the middle ages, and was only rediscovered in modern times). --Doc 12:35, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

Not only that, but pumice is light and porous, easy to break off and/or carry around. --Amberjet11 11:44, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

Pumice is light in weight, but not light enough in color. The statue looks like it's made of limestone or a light-colored granite (or the aformentioned concrete). --Doc 12:35, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

• • If we are to assume that the foot is truly ancient (on the order of 1000-2000 years old) then concrete doesn't seem to be a likely material. The fragment we see shows very little weathering. If we assume that the statue is made of naturally occurring materials and that it is that old I think we have to assume it is carved from granite. --Frieze 09:33, 30 May 2006 (PDT)

First Impressions

My first thought was.. 'wow.. ok.. that was unexpected.'

My second thought was.. 'is that here just to mess with us.. and give us something to wildly specualte about so we can create some wild theory.'

To me theres not a massive amount you can say about the thing.. i just hope it has a proper explanation.. and not just a device to keep us going nuts till season 3 starts. :P

--MRNasher

The sight of this thing floored me. In fact, it was probably the single most intense "Holy shit!" moment of the season finale for me. I think the show has been focused on all things Dharma and The Others for so long, that we've overlooked that there are much more mysterious things on the island - and if the Statue is any indication, much older things too.

I thought I was ready for a break from the show. I was wrong! --Y2mckay 08:13, 6 June 2006 (PDT)

My first impression was that Walt created the foot (and who knows what else) because he has the ability to conjure up polar bears and rare birds from whatever he's been reading. Maybe Ms. Klugh had given Walt some drawing materials to occupy him, and Walt, being a kid, just left out the fifth toe. I also find it curious that Sayid has to point out the four toes to us, as if we wouldn't have spotted it and speculated endlessly about it without his help. --afs123 19:43, 11 September 2006 (CST)

Merge with The Statue

Is done. -- [Ernest] 13:03, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

similar description from book and definitely not statue of liberty

In Headlong Hall by Thomas Love Peacock: "Here you see is the pedestal of a statue, with only half a leg and four toes remaining: there were many here once."

Maybe Walt read the book and "realized" the statue while with The Others?

Someone mentioned that it might be the statue of liberty (harking to Planet of the Apes) but it is too disimilar with rounder toes, no drape and sandals.

I'll have to read that. Also regarding the statue of liberty, the lost statue is made of stone and the statue of liberty is made of copper, so there's probably no reason to connect them. But I wouldn't hold it past the lost writers.DrodJenkins 12:50, 30 June 2007 (PDT)

Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias"

This is exactly what I thought of as soon as I saw the stone foot! Would it be worth noting that Shelley didn't know how to swim, and drowned to death while boating with his wife and friends?

• "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" --Amberjet11 13:55, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

My thoughts also. Poor Ozymandias thought he was better than God but his great work was destroyed by time. However, the poem does say "two vast and trunkless legs". Not "one big ass foot with four toes". --Rayne 16:29, 26 May 2006 (PDT)

Simpsons Theory

I don't think the statue is at all related to The Simpsons, but to say that it's ridiculous because of the different networks is ridiculous. LOST has referenced the English version of The Office, been referenced by the American version, South Park references The Simpsons (as do other shows), Family Guy and other shows. Writers do these kinds of things all the time regardless of what network a show may be on.

Yeah but on those shows they've mentioned Lost in passing, and as parody. Plus the shows you mentioned all deal with current pop culture as well, which Lost is a big part of these days. I just doubt that we'll have some big reveal related to the simpsons. For that matter I also doubt that we'll have a character go "Hey that looks just like Homer's foot!" Levid37 02:20, 26 May 2006 (PDT)

I think you're exactly right, and I said I don't think it's at all related to The Simpsons, but my point is to whoever said that it is ridiculous simply because of the networks involved. That just doesn't make any sense. Your reasons, however do make sense.--Jrh1972 07:16, 26 May 2006 (PDT)

Actually, the Simpsons, the Office and Lost are all broadcast by the BBC.--Bernini 09:15, 26 May 2006 (PDT)

Well, BBC used to broadcast the Simpsons, Channel 4 have had it for the past couple of years though. Channel 4 also broadcast Lost. So, umm, it's only the Office that is broadcast by the BBC. I also doubt that the statue is any sort of reference to the Simpsons, or anything like that - most of the references in Lost are slightly more historical. And if it was, they would probably introduce it with a funny moment, I imagine Hurley saying "Dude.. is that Homer's foot?!" (quote Levid37). I think most people are agreed that it isn't related to the Simpsons? Personally I don't think the foot is that significant.

I actually do agree that it is highly unkely a ABC show would reference a FOX show. Perhaps they would mention it in passing, but not in a significant way like this. Seriously, come on the Simpsons. I know its fun to theorize, but if it ever comes out that The Statue is related to the Simpsons it would ruin the whole credibility of the show. --Bigtimehotshot

There is also a small reference to the Simpsons in the Episode 'Dave' on Season 2. Hurley asks for medicine for his hallucinations, and Sawyer tells how much food he got and that he could open up a mini mart. With the remark: "hey do you think Sayid needs a job?" A reference to Apu? Who knows. :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LOST-TomB (talk • contribs) 2006-12-17T16:16:05.

Does anyone seriously put any stock into the "reference to the Simpsons" theory? I seriously doubt we'll get a flashback where the statue was a big Homer Simpson. I mean come on, that's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

No, that is ridiculous. Lost is an ABC show, the Simpsons is FOX. Networks don't do that kind of free advertising for each other.

This might sound silly, but does anyone remember the episode of simpsons when homer goes behind a bookshelf and gets lost in this alternate time bendy universy place? And then FALLS through a BLACK HOLE things and ends up in the real world as we know today? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nihongasukidesu (talk • contribs) 2009-02-28T09:38:32.

Cerberus Theory

That it is one of the front feet of Cerberus Ref. the post finale podcast that we have seen the monster but not known what we were looking at Joesoap

Possibly not an animal foot as it seems to be wearing a sandle from the ankle bindings Joesoap

Trivia Trivia

Moai aren't just heads, the statues actually have bodies, hands with elongated fingers, and legs carved onto a lower section which is burried, leaving only the head revealed. - - Mikey - "so emo, it hurts"© 05:03, 28 May 2006 (PDT)

Disney, the parent company of ABC, often uses four-toed characters in their animated movies. Could the four-toes just be a nod to Disney and the fact that the Others seem to have an interest in children?

Height

In Podcast#19, Carlton places the height of the foot at 35-40 feet. Damon responds that it's at least 60 feet tall, but I think he's just being facetious.

Not really important information, but the actual model from which the foot was shot (it's not CG, although it was bluescreened into the island) was about 4 or 5 feet tall.

Just a thought, if the foot is indeed 35-40ft tall, there's no way it could be from the Colossus of Rhodes, as that entire statue was approximately 110ft tall according to wikipedia. If the foot were 35-40ft tall, it would be almost half the height of the entire statue.ChenGOD

Yes, this thing would be way bigger than the Colossus, and it also appears to be made out of Granite (the Colossus was made of bronze plating over a framework of some kind). The foot is not supposed to be from the Colossus, but may have been inspired by it. --Y2mckay 08:09, 6 June 2006 (PDT)

cleanup

i have cleaned up the theories a little bit, but i'm still not happy (a lot of these theories intersect with each other in places). would a fresh mind like to try and clarify further? --kaini. 18:20, 28 May 2006 (PDT)

I'll give it a little go, though I think its so complicated at the mo it'll just confuse me! --Nickb123 15:16, 3 June 2006 (PDT)

Done a little bit of condensing, I merged a few similar theories and cut some repetition about how the 'incident broke the statue' (bit rubbish if you ask me but you know). I haven't done enough though really and the theories stuff could still be summarised more --Nickb123 15:27, 3 June 2006 (PDT)

I condensed the theories and organized them into subcategories, and Santa tidied them up a bit more (props for that). Should be a lot more digestible and organized now Y2mckay

Looks much better indeed from what it was, kudos! --Nickb123 12:21, 17 June 2006 (PDT) The evolutionary theory that a 4-toed human would be more advanced than a 5-toed one either needs to be cleaned up or deleted, as it is factually incorrect. Evolutionary changes only occur when a feature is desirable (advantageous or needed to adapt to a new variable). Loosing the small toe would almost never be desirable over having the toe. It is a common fallacy that evolution weeds out features in a species that aren't used (like the small toe) but in fact evolution does no such thing.--Johnny 19:23, 6 July 2006 (PDT)

That's not true - evolution can and does in fact weed out features that aren't used all the time. It's just not nearly as likely as the weeding out of negative features or the propogation of positive features. If someone was born with only four toes and it wasn't disadvantageous enough to stop them from reproducing, especially in an isolated enviornment, then it's definitely likely that a civilization of four-toed people could come about. It's not only basic science, but pretty basic logic as well, so if there's something that needs to be deleted, it's "Johnny"'s incorrect post. --grendel824

Yes, I agree with grendel. Take wisdom teeth for example. People have said that they're slowly leaving existence. Pinky toes may have been bigger at one point in time, but as time moves on, evolution has been deeming them as "completely useless". I mean, have you ever tried to wiggle your pinky toe? It's borderline dead weight. But, if that theory is true, if the statue was made by an evolved species, why does it look so ancient? Could the island be in some sort of futuristic nexus?DrodJenkins 12:58, 30 June 2007 (PDT)

Regardless of who agrees with whom, Johnny is right about evolution. There are a lot of popular myths out there, such as loss of our pinkies, wisdom teeth, etc. The examples given for pinky toes and wisdom teeth don't prove anything. "People have said" and "it is said" are not proof of anything -- people say lots of incorrect things, and popular notions of evolution reflect a lot of misunderstanding. Regardless of how "useless" pinky toes may appear, we still have them, like our appendix, and there is no proof they are disappearing or will disappear over time. Evolution selects for preferred traits, not against unnecessary ones. That is the most important thing I remember from my evolution class in college. For a race of four-toed people to occur, not only one but BOTH original male and female donors would have to be mutant four-toed people, and it would have to be a trait that is inheritable, which is a dubious proposition. Of course, it's possible that the writers of "Lost" misunderstand evolution like many other laymen. But to be accurate, if you are going to include this evolutionary "theory," please include the rebuttal as well. Please review evolution and natural selection in wikipedia. Jpgwriter 04:32, 11 January 2008 (PST)

Colossusof Rhodos

What material was the Colossus of Rhodos made of? Since it it referred in here... Although i think this is nonsense anyways since the island is not in the mediterranian.

I saw a History Channel special on it one time - I believe it was made of bronze plating over some kind of wooden frame. It was destroyed in an earthquake and the pieces were left sitting for a long time. The theory is that the pieces were eventually recovered and melted down for use elsewhere. I don't believe the statue on LOST is supposed to be part of the Colossus in any way, but may have been partially inspired by it --Y2mckay 07:59, 6 June 2006 (PDT)

The Rhodos Statue was made of stone covered with bronze plating. so this statue cannot be the same. The stone would not have had detailed contours and the statue was most likely in the city, not near the ocean (although medieval myths often place it there)

I nominate this theory for deletion. --aurora glacialis 11:49, 11 July 2006 (PDT)

Submersion

Could the fact that the foot is slightly tilted forward indicate that the rest of the statue may have fallen in that direction and is submerged? If the base is visibly off-kilter, it wouldn't take much for a 240 foot statue to lose it's center of gravity, would it? Maybe one foot broke off, and the other went down with the rest of the statue. --Beardog4314 16:45, 5 June 2006 (PDT)

It Could very well be the case. But for some reason, the more I study the pictures of it, the more it looks like just a lone piece that was dropped there on the rocks. I don't think the statue was built there (and since there was no sign of an ancient harbor or city around, why would it be?). I think that the foot got there the same way the Nigerian plane did. Of course, on this show, anything's possible. I just hope we learn more about it next season --Y2mckay 08:05, 6 June 2006 (PDT)

It's a little smart@$$, but the mental picture of a giant foot making a transatlantic flight (with people riding on the toes) before crashing on the island is very funny. I hope that's what happened!--Beardog4314 13:03, 6 June 2006 (PDT)

David and Goliath--references?

Is there a reference for the statement found under "David and Goliath"?

""David and Goliath" Theory An early name for Goliath was Alwt, an anagram for Walt (someone with psychic capabilities)" Pieces of arzt 12:58, 25 June 2006 (PDT)

Could the Statue be complete?

IIRC, there is a statue of an arm or leg -- not the entire person -- that was erected in a European town during the late middle ages because that body part played a key role in saving the town from destruction. What if the now-absent original inhabitants of the island had a story or myth wherein a four-toed foot played a significant part -- & there was never any more to this mysterious statue.

(I haven't added this to the article because I don't remember any further details about this unusual statue & a search at Wikipedia failed to identify the object I'm remembering.) -- Llywrch 10:02, 7 July 2006 (PDT)

white rajah theory

props to whoever came up with this; i'm a huge neal stephenson fan (and i have a feeling that someone on the LOST writing team is too; compare the allegorical elements of snow crash to the economic elements of LOST), and am slowly working my way through the (daunting, massive) baroque cycle trilogy. dunno how i didn't spot the parallels. and just for the record, cryptonomicon feckin pwns. some nice nanotechnology stuff in the diamond age as well, which might be remotely applicable to the show. --kaini. 19:17, 11 July 2006 (PDT)

i'm a big neal stephenson fan too, but i dont understand what you mean about comparisons between Snow Crash and Lost. Maybe you could explain further? Petrarch1603 12:23, 7 May 2008 (PDT)

Where should this pic go/if anywhere?

As seen through binoculars.

I capped that today and it seems nicer than the current main image, but the binocular parts make it dumb looking, but I didnt want to get rid of it because it's still cool.. --Sloths 09:46, 12 November 2006 (PST) <--- I forgot to sign this a couple months ago.

Monty Python Theory

The Monty Python foot[[1]]

My LORD, that has FIVE TOES. You seriously need help.--CaptainInsano 13:48, 19 September 2006 (PDT)

Theory: Linking the Valenzetti Equation

Moved theory to page. --Inertia 23:53, 21 September 2006 (PDT)

Atlantis Theory

Under "Atlantis or Mu as the origin" there is a bit of trivia that says:

1. This could imply that the island is based on an underwater volcano, which would explain the prevalence of volcanic rock. (Though, of course, the series is filmed largely in Hawaii, which is made up of volcanic islands.)
2. This would also explain why the Black Rock (the ship) is so far inland - it may be that 200 years ago the island was almost completely underwater, and the ship could have run aground then, and been raised up with the island since.
3. With the prevailance of time travelers in the show, its possible that everyone is on the island of Atlantis, thousands of years in the past, which is why the island cannot be found in the present day, because it has sunk by the time present day has arrived.

The main issue with this is the fact that using the Volcanic Seamount Lo'ihi as a determining factor for speed: in 200 years there would be 21 feet of growth. Unless the island also has supersonic growth ability (which would cause massive tremors at alarming rates), I doubt this theory could be correct. Not only that, but what's it doing on the Statue page?--Onathinwhiteline 19:04, 26 October 2006 (PDT)

Seriously

Some of these theories are absolutely idiotic!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Beeth (talk • contribs) .

Separate page?

I was thinking of moving the Statue theories to the Theories page...but then there'd be nothing left in this article! Should I leave it alone? --Amberjet11 11:08, 14 November 2006 (PST)

Small reference

Claire also just had one sock done for Aaron while being drugged and kept by the others.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by TomB (talk • contribs) .

Oooooooh, clever. (Isolation815 16:10, 16 April 2007 (PDT))

Isn't it? Exactly what I thought too. {TomB}

Shi-Tenno Directional Guardians

I thought this was rather interesting and could tie into why this statue is where it is...the fight between good and evil and mythology. I highlighted interesting characteristics of these statues in their description that could pertain to the island and its trials....

source: http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/japan/todaiji5.html

The Shi-tenno (literally, "Guardian Kings," but most often translated as "Directional Guardians") are deities, protectors of Buddhism, who guard each of the four directions of the compass (north, south, east, and west) from harmful and dangerous influences. Originally from India, the Directional Guardians were transmitted to China during the Tang dynasty (about 600 AD), and from thence to Tibet, Korea, and Japan. The Guardians appear in paintings, such as mandalas, and especially in temple sculptures, where they usually surround and protect a central Buddha image.

Stylistically, both sets of figures are obviously "Chinese;" their similarities are much greater than their differences, in spite of the more than 400 years between them. The Heavenly Kings are armored and cloaked; they carry weapons – trident and sword – and other attributes (see below). An animal head – probably a lion motif from Central Asia – is centered on their breastplates, and similar fierce animal heads guard their shoulders. Beneath their feet, the Guardians trample demonic figures that are usually descibed as "enemies of Buddhism;" these demons represent psychological states, such as ignorance, greed, and anger, which prevent people from receiving the Buddha's message. The "trampling" iconography is very old, and comes originally from pre-Buddhist cults in India, especially that of Lord Shiva. Three of the four trampled demons have cloven hoofs; the other one, trampled by Bishamon-ten, has four-toed feet and hands, which shows that he is a demon rather than a (five-fingered) human being.

Now with that being said, that statue could represent a demon. perhaps the others are demons? The psychological trials that the castaways have had to deal with definetly do centralize around these emotions...for example, Locke's anger at his disability, Jack's anger with his father, Hurley's greed with the food stash he kept etc. Perhaps it's just that the others AREN'T human and that is why they are represented as having 4 toes, as the demon is shown as being non-human because of the 4 toes and fingers. If they are indeed not human perhaps that is why they need the children. They use the children to essentially continue their species and then at a later date infect them with the "sickness" to turn them into one of them.

• In Stephan King's Dark Tower series, to which many parallels can be drawn from Lost, there are non-human creatures called Taheen. They are humanoid, with animal heads, but some wear human masks to disguise themselves. They are very long-lived, and are mostly superior to humans physically and mentally, as it seems the Others are (Ethan Rom easily overpowers Jack, Juliette shows incredible reflexes and strength to overpower Kate). The Taheen, working for the Crimson King, oversee the Breakers, psychic humans working at a campus-like minimum security prison, where they are trying to destroy the beams that hold the universe together, and which run between the stations that bear a resemblance to the D.I. stations in Lost.

Hyperion?

(rumoured to be called "Hyperion") 

I removed this comment from the main page. Can someone find any kind of source for this? --Doc 09:31, 16 March 2007 (PDT)

Rename from "Statue" (Completed)

I want to rename this to four-toed statue because "statue" is to generic. Statue can also refer to the virgin mary statues, the Jesus Statue in Hurley's flashback, the O-shaped rock near the Decoy village, etc. Statue to me is too generic and if you haven't seen Live Together, Die Alone yet, the link could lead to a spoiler. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 13:35, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Or would a Statue Disambiguation (sp?) page be more in order?   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   13:37, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Yep, Statue would better serve as a disambiguation. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 13:38, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Well I'd do that....if I knew how to work redirects and such. However, less I missed it we don't have an article on the Jesus Statue Hurley gave his mother so that won't need to be listed. Maybe add it to that catholic bit on the religion page.   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   10:45, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

I'm afraid Mr. Crabby may have misinterpreted your question, and consequently you may have misinterpreted his reply. I suggest leaving the discussion follow its course normally before you do anything precipitous that may have to be undone. -- Cheers (talk) 19:23, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

Rename There might eventually be other statues on the island, and some fans might think there already are. Lets for sure rename this one to Four-toed Statue of even Four-toed Foot Statue. [--pom5msu] [--talk] 05:34, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• Rename "Statue" should be a disambig page --Blueeagleislander 18:25, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• Rename- Having something more specific sounds like a good idea in this case. -- Cheers (talk) 19:23, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• Rename and create disambig page for thing such as Virgin Mary Statues, etc. -Mr.Leaf 19:32, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• Rename make this a disabiguation page, I think four-toued statue would be a better name for this.--Chef855 21:06, 3 April 2007 (PDT)
• Rename to Four-toed Statue. Jakovexc0
• Rename to Four-toed Statue.
• Wait - Right now there's just the one statue (discounting the essentially irrelevant golden Jesus statue). When we have an article on another statue then we can rename this page and set up a disambig page. Anything else is just making busy-work, and creating a disambig page for a single article is rather pointless. --Doc 13:45, 5 April 2007 (PDT)

• Matryoshka doll, Glass ballerina (item), the doll used it Rousseau's trap to name a few more. It defintly would not be a disambig for a single article. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 19:52, 7 April 2007 (PDT)
• Don't forget the Virgin Mary statue. I'd go for the disambiguation page here. 97198 03:25, 8 April 2007 (PDT)

• Rename agree with the above. four-toed foot statue or four-toed statue maybe. (Isolation815 16:22, 16 April 2007 (PDT))
  • Maybe like this:

"Statue" could refer to:

• The four-toed foot statue seen by Sayid, Jin and Sun.
• The Virgin Mary statues concealing heroin seen throughout the first two seasons.
• The Matryoshka doll seen in "Exposé".
• The glass ballerina owned by Mr. Paik.
• The golden statue of Jesus owned by Hurley's mother in "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead".
• The dolls used in Danielle Rousseau's traps.
• Window Rock, near the Others' decoy village.

That's everything mentioned here, is this an adequate disambiguation page to please everybody? (Isolation815 16:22, 16 April 2007 (PDT))

Yes, I think that worksFat Burger 11:37, 23 April 2007 (PDT)

• • Rename to Four-toed Statue, definitely. Blackannis 08:13, 29 April 2007 (PDT)

If no one else has any objections, I'll do this now... (Isolation815 16:58, 29 April 2007 (PDT))

I sent you a message on your talk page, this kind of thing for anyone besides admins is a big no-no --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 17:02, 29 April 2007 (PDT)

Yeti

I remembered Hillary's conquest of Everest and Tenzing Norgay's descriptor of the fabled Yeti, which had four toes on each foot. Here's a link to TIME Magazine: [2] "An old explorer's legend cropped up again last week—the "Abominable Snowmen" of the Himalayas. Reporting on his sixth expedition to Mt. Everest, British Explorer Eric Shipton described in the London Times a hard, four-day climb to a great glacier near the high peak of Menlungtse. There, in the thin snow, he found the well-marked footprints of a strange, four-toed creature. Sen Tensing, the native guide, identified the tracks as the spoor of two "Yetis"—the same weird ogres first reported by an Everest expedition of 30 years ago. According to awestruck natives, the Abominable Snowmen are half-man, half-beast. They have toes at the heels of their feet to help them climb and they live on human flesh, with an occasional yak thrown in." Also note the Disney connection. Disney's Animal Kingdom opened a new attaction c.2004 called Expedition Everest, in which the final turn of the roller coaster brings the rider face to face with a Yeti. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bongzilla (talk • contribs) 2007-04-08T11:28:07.

The Others

Have we ever seen Ben's or any prominent Other's bare foot? --Van Tiki 12:38, 7 May 2007 (PDT)

I think we do at the end of "The Man Behind the Curtain", when they are walking into the base camp. I will have to dig up screen shots first though to confirm. From what I recall though their feet are not in good focus, so it may be hard to confirm. I cannot recall any other time they have been shown outright in clear focus. --Suddud (Talk) 21:21, 9 May 2007 (PDT)

I re-watched the end scene and none of the feet are shown in clear enough detail. Maybe someone with high-def could confirm, but at the same time removing a toe from a foot is something they'd only do with make-up for close up views of the feet. --Suddud (Talk) 13:33, 10 May 2007 (PDT)

Rename (to correct capitalisation)

• Rename to Four-toed statue (lowercase 't' and 's'), in line with Lostpedia naming conventions--TechNic|talk|conts 18:39, 12 May 2007 (PDT)
• Speedy rename: Cause I just like saying speedy. --Nickb123 (Talk) 13:58, 13 May 2007 (PDT)

Unanswered Questions Cleanup

I deleted the two original questions below becuase they made assumptions that weren't even in the article and referenced a misunderstanding of the answer in Access Granted. The pertinent sentence is "Right and I think you know obviously the fact that they are Hieroglyphics and we found a four-toed statue that’s also something from the past." No reference to the statue being built by the Egyptians and the previous line only called the Hieroglyhics to be "sort of traditional Egyptian Hieroglyphics." The first question, without the Egyptian reference, is overshadowed by the "Why does the statue only have four toes?" question. The second question, without the Egyptian reference, is unnecessary because we don't know if the statue was built before the invention of ocean-faring ships or not. Wikistoriographer 09:30, 12 March 2008 (PDT)

• Why did the Egyptians build a statue with four toes? (Lost Access Granted, Darlton claimed the Egyptians built the statue.)
• How did the Egyptians get to an island on the other side of the planet? (esp. before the invention of ocean going ships)

'Tis bad wiki form to delete other peoples edits in talk pages. You would do better to strike-through the text and/or archive off to sub pages - but you should never delete talk page comments. Unless this is your wiki and you can do whatever you want with it. --Mespinola 14:04, 17 March 2008 (PDT)

• For the record, I didnt delete peoples talk page comments, I deleted questions from the main article that didn't make sense. I put them into the talk page for the benefit of anyone that disagreed with me that might want to replace my deletion. Since noone has, I'll assume my edit was proper. Thank you for making me feel like a bad member of the community, though. Wikistoriographer 10:01, 25 March 2008 (PDT)

• It was a poor assumption on my part I guess. You said you deleted other people’s questions, but there was nothing to discern as to which page. So the default assumption was that it was the same page (this talk page). I don’t know why any of this would make you feel bad. As you can see from what I wrote, I specifically mentioned talk pages. Since it doesn’t apply, there isn’t anything to feel bad about. Plus, what did I write that was "hurtful" to you? I would honestly like to know future reference. --Mespinola 09:26, 29 April 2008 (PDT)

Skanda and the Dharmapala

I have been doing some of my own research on the foot and other various imagery we have seen in the series. I think the foot may be that of a Sri Lankan Bodhisattva statue. A Bodhisattva is an 'enlightened-being' in Hinduism. This could be particularly relevant to the Lost time-line splintering aspects, as Bodhisattvas encompass the present as well as all of their past lives to achieve that enlightenment.

I made a connection to Bodhisattvas from researching Sri Lankan statues because:

1. There is an image of a Sri Lankan statue in the brainwashing video. This statue could be of a Bodhisattva.
2. Sri Lanka is known for giant statues.
3. Ancient Sri Lankan statues have been known to have four toes.

In relation to the Sri Lankan Bodhisattva statues, there is a Chinese Bodhisattva called Skanda. Skanda is a "Dharmapala who guards the Dharma".

A Dharmapala is a type of wrathful deity. The name in some contexts directly means "Dharma-defender", while Dharma translates into the “way of life”, specifically as laws that keep the universe together: Sanatana (eternal) Dharma (laws of nature). A Dharmapala is a defender or protector of that law. All of this falls under the general Hindu concept of RTA, which is the "the "order or course of things". Dharma is the philosophical foundation for RTA.

Now, I don’t claim to know all of this specifically, but considering the type of lore that the creators seem to use for different events and aspects of the island, I think this might just fit. Comments and discussion welcome. --Mespinola 14:47, 17 March 2008 (PDT)

Season 4?

Didnt a producer/writer or somebody say we were going to learn more about this in season 4? :\ --Xbenlinusx 14:22, 18 May 2008 (PDT)

Well there are two less episodes b/c of the strike so it might've been pushed to S5. --CTS 14:22, 18 May 2008 (PDT)

I highly doubt it's going to be explained in the first 2 episodes of S5, and that if it were planned for season 4, there would have been at least 1 episode leading up to it or discussing it. We were lied to, and I know there are few other things that were going to be "explained" in season 4 that have never been brought up, I think like Rousseau's background (the actress is now living in Europe, so much for that!). Is there a list somewhere of what people on the Lost team said was going to be explained this season? Because I'm fairly certain, 90% of it has not been explained. They just blow smoke at the fans. --Xbenlinusx 20:54, 18 May 2008 (PDT)

Time Travel

We still have to remember that the Island still has strange 'time' issues, with it being slighly faster than the outside. I'm not quite sure if this fits in at all, but maybe time travel has something to do with it... --JeremyBentham 09:43, 18 July 2008 (PDT)

Could Sawyer be the statue?

Now that Sawyer et al have become unstuck in time, and Sawyer's injured his foot (in a scene that was given far more significance than would seem necessary), could Sawyer eventually become a four-toed man (on account of a deeply infected toe) who becomes a heroic, statue-worthy figure in the island's deep past? Mstemmle 18:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Vulcan???

I know it has five toes... but....

I recently visited Vulcan Park in Birmingham, AL and discovered this exhibit... close up of the foot of Vulcan which is part of a larger installation in the park... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Davecny (talk • contribs) 2009-02-22T21:25:50.

"LaFleur"

Until it is confirmed that the statue seen in "LaFleur" is indeed the same one we saw in "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1", they should not be listed as the same statues. Similar, but not the same. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  E  02:30, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, bu that's ridiculous. It's the same argument which was used with the temple, and it was overruled by consensus. Michael Lucero * Talk * Contributions

--This was confirmed in the commentary during the repeat broadcast of LaFleur on March 11, when Sawyer's group is observing the statue. It said that the statue was the same as the four-toed statue. Merge them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tanaar (talk • contribs) 2009-03-11T20:09:40. --i agree that is rediculous. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Omggivemaafningusername‎ (talk • contribs) .

I should remind you to keep your discussions civil and neutral. I argued to overrule the discussion for the temple, because it was named as the temple during the episode. However, it is unknown whether there were multiple statues on the island, which in my opinion seems likely. So please refrain from blindly calling others comments "ridiculous." It is insulting and not in good faith. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  E  03:07, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree. It should be mentioned of course but isn't the broken statue in front of some very large mountains? In this scene it's flat terrain right out to the statue and the ocean. --Hugo815 03:29, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Exactly. It's too questionable. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  E  03:33, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Either way, the mountains aren't a determining factor because the group is obviously on a higher level since they are looking at the rump, rather than the heels, of the statue. I think it would be silly to show us a statue in a flash, and it not be the statue, but that's just me. We'll know when we know. ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 04:45, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure how you came to the conclusion that it was likely that there are multiple giant statues on the Island as we have only ever been shown 1. To me there can be no question that the giant statue that Sawyer and Co. saw is one in the same with the one spotted by Sayid--WhyDidntUKnow 15:38, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

(Should this be under Theories?, If so, sorry and feel free to move/delete as necessary). Does anybody think that the statue's face will be someone that we know? Showing the statue's back in that shot is required to be in agreement with the orientation of the foot that was shown earlier. At the same time, I think obscuring the face gives a nice reveal that could be used later on. I can't think of anyone who is unaccounted for, can you? George47 03:55, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

How can we ascertain it's Horus when we don't even see the front of the statue? That's way too much assumption. -- Xbenlinusx 03:57, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, while it has an extremely egyptian design to it, there's absolutely no basis on which the identity of the statue can be confirmed at the moment.

I'm unfamiliar with the Egyptian gods, and I'm unsure how those assumptions came about. Present-day Tunisia is relatively close to present-day Egypt, so I assume that the ancient Egyptian civilizations are relatively close to the Tunisian "drop zone". If Hydra's polar bears ended up in Tunisia, perhaps an Egyptian statue could end up on the island. Although the means of transport differ, this reminds me a great deal of the Statue of Liberty at the end of Planet of the Apes. George47 04:14, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm just going to go ahead, since this is discussion after all and assume that it is Egyptian, judging by the Ankh found on Paul, the husband. Also, has anyone thought that it's possible Richard Alpert could have some sort of Egyptian background judging by the "eyeliner." I know he's stated that it's just the eyes, but it is possible since LaFleur/Sawyer made a reference that he actually is wearing eyeliner unless it's just a joke. IN any case didn't most of the Egyptian pharaohs and such wear eyeliner? I'm seeing a lot of similarities here. Not to mention my guess for the statue is Anubis, judging by the ears and the fact that he looks like he's holding an ankh and a staff...just a guess and a theory... Angel of Anubis 06:19, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

It was totally a joke, in reference to fan questions about "guyliner". ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 18:40, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

While it PROBABLY is the statue previously seen, we don't even know that so some distinction should be made. The bit about it being the Egyptian god Horus is CLEARLY a theory with NO supporting facts so far. This should be immediatlely removed from the main body of the article. Lanpesci 08:09, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, we should totally create separate articles. It's completely plausible that the producers would go out of their way to show us another, new giant statue instead of the one we already know. --Golden Monkey 12:40, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Uh, and to echo that, Horus had the head of a falcon. The statue clearly has ears. I think maybe people are getting a little too excited about the Horus idea because it would be so cool to make the connection to Horace. Zholmboe 06:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)zholmboe

• I think it's obvious that this is the same statue. Think. What would be the reason of introducing a second statue without answering the question about the first one? The same was with Walt and Room 23: It was never said in the mobisode that it was Walt, but everyone knows it was him. --Kemot from Poland 18:31, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

The image evidence just doesn't bear out this "obviousness". The two statues seem to be situated in different places. Who's to say there weren't a dozen statues at one time? Robert K S (talk) 03:25, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

We know there weren't a dozen ginormus statues on the Island at one time because the losties have only ever found the runes of 1. If there were even a half dozen more giant statues to be found don't you think we would have seen at least 1 other giant statue remain by now? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by WhyDidntUKnow (talk • contribs) 2009-03-09T10:45:31.

While I agree it's not 100% certain, the scene was obviously meant to draw the viewer in to think, "Hey! That's the whole statue we only saw the foot of earlier." Seeyardee 01:09, 8 March 2009 (UTC)seeyardee

Tutankhamun in Egyptian sandals

I have been spending so much time looking at the giant statue for clues that I haven't spent any time looking back at the 4 toed foot for clues. Now that I've done so, I realized that the sandal on the foot could be a pretty big clue. The vast majority of Egyptians didn't wear sandals at all, and I haven't been able to find a single image of a deity represented in sandals. I have looked through hundreds of different styles of sandals from ancient Egypt, and not a single one seems to remotely match the sandal on the 4 toed statue. As best I can tell, the four toed statue is wearing a simplified Roman sandal. [3] I hate to say it, but I think this means that there may be some valid arguement behind the giant statue and the 4 toed statue being different. If not, that is a pretty big oversight by the producers. Egyptians made their sandals from either woven plant material or leather, however leather was considered unclean. It seems almost unthinkable to find a statue of an Egyptian god wearing leather strap sandals (since the woven plant material clearly doesn't look like the flat straps on the 4 toed statue).

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 03:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

How is it not obvious that the fact that they are different colours, and there for different materials, means that are definitely different? check out my addition to the theories page —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rogerpersang (talk • contribs) 2009-03-11T22:49:54.

Question: Answered - <hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 03:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Proposed rename to 'Ancient Statue' - Discuss

• 'Ancient statue' does made a lot more sense, and can be merged with the article for the ancient statue seen in 'LaFleur'. ...Though, personally i don't don't know if I'd want it to be, it does make sense to rename but it's been come to be known as the four toed statue by everyone. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Timeshifts (talk • contribs) 2009-03-08T19:30:59.

For the time being, I disagree. I mean we don't know for sure that this is the same statue. --Seba5618 01:17, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

• Rename Even if it isn't the same statue, it's still ancient. --Kemot from Poland 14:20, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
• Disagree for the last three years it has always been called "Four toed statue" by fans, why on earth would we want to change that now?
• Disagree I also disagree. It should be known as the four toed statue like it always has been. Integrated (User / Talk) 09:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
• Just to be more clear about what this proposal means: Rename to "Ancient statue" and Merge with Giant statue. The merged article will still have two separate sections: "Four-toed foot" and "Intact statue." We still don't assume the two statues are the same. But even if they are two separate statues, they should both go on the same page. We don't have separate pages for each DHARMA van that shows up. All DHARMA vans go in the same article, just as all giant statues should go in the same article. --Cornprone 04:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
• Agree The Four-toed statue is fine and well known, but that could be redirected to the new page. I'm fine either way. ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 03:21, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
• Agree 'The Four-toed statue' can be named in the heading as a popular nickname. As soon as we have identified the name of the god(dess) the name of the article has to be changed anyway. --LOST-Hunter61 06:57, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
• Agree Need to rename the page the main page to simplify things. Jnorton 15:54, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
• Disagree, fans know it from the very first appereance as four-toed statue, and it is far more catchy name, but do make redirect from ancient to four toed. - EXCALIBUR
• It's not clear to me why "ancient" is any more evocative or unique a descriptor than "four-toed". Robert K S (talk) 05:42, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
• Agree its better for it to be more general. The lead can say "The Ancient Statue (Also known as Four-toed statue and Giant statue) ..." --CharlieReborn 09:26, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Merger with Giant statue

...is done.

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 02:38, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Bad, bad move. There is no canonical reference that states that the two are one and the same. The rationale used for declaring them as such is the non-canonical enhanced episode. See: Official_Lost_Podcast/March_19,_2009. Jinxmchue 02:20, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Canon evidence can be found on this podcast.

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 16:40, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Theory discussions moved to theory discussion page

Several theory discussions that took place on this page instead of the theory discussion page have been moved to the proper place where those discussion have room to conintue, if so desired. ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 03:39, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Enhanced Episode?!

I haven't seen the enhanced episode, but the text on that image - "the only remnants of this giant statue" - I would think is prefaced by something about the foot. How do we find out? -- Xbenlinusx 06:09, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Found the text, it's the same statue! "In the Season 2 finale / "Live Together, Die Alone" / Sayid, Jin and Sun saw a giant 4-toed foot / the only remnants of this giant statue." [4] -- Xbenlinusx 06:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

You're a bit late to the party (the music's off and there are just a few stoners left passed out on the floor), but hey, grab what's left of the chips and salsa and that off-brand beer that nobody liked, and have a ball. :-)  Robert K S   tell me  06:15, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I just realized this. =p -- Xbenlinusx 06:16, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Except, of course, that enhanced episodes have been directly declared by the producers as being non-canonical: Official_Lost_Podcast/March_19,_2009. Jinxmchue 02:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

And, where is your canon evidence that they are different? Provide that, and I'll be convinced that this conversation is worth re-opening. We have to work with the best evidence we have, and BEFORE the enhanced episode many people were already prepared to name them the same statue. The enhanced episode may not be canon, but it is the most definitive evidence we have at this point in time. As the producers also said, the show is like "cliff notes", meaning it is at least "semi-canon". The people who write these notes certainly have more access to the production room than we do. Your trivia point that it is not "sure" that they are the same statue could be better written, but is appropriate.

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 02:40, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

In case there was any doubt remaining, in the Official Lost Podcast/March 26, 2009 Cuse and Lindelof confirm it's the same statue. It's at about 6:55 in. --Cornprone 11:00, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

North/West Side?

Sat phone shows helicopter moving north from beach camp

The article currently says that the statue must be on the west or north side of the island. I agree that is true if the boat was moving clockwise around the island, and there is certainly some evidence to support this. However, there's some contradictory evidence that suggest they were moving counter-clockwise. I don't think either set of evidence is conclusive at this point, but until either set is, I think that a location of north or west can't fairly be asserted. Here's some evidence to the contrary: after they find the statue and have gone to the fake camp, but while they are still heading in the same direction (be it clockwise or counterclockwise), Sayid points a direction he says is north, with the coast on his left side and ocean on the right (I'll post an image later this evening), implying that the boaters are on the east side of the island. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1")  ("The Glass Ballerina") Also, the helicopter carrying Keamy and pals goes due north of the camp before landing, once the survivors reach the helicopter, the Orchid station is described as being northeast of the helicopter, again, implying they were on the east coast. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2") Given that the Orchid is near the statue, the statue would have to be NNE of the camp. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of evidence the other way, I'm simply saying that this is inconclusive, and therefor we shouldn't assert that we know on which coast the statue is. Maybe there's someone who sails, and can reconcile the conflicting views by explaining some sailing strategy where one would change direction a lot. <hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 20:43, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

You've done a lot of good work on your user page regarding Island geography. Keep it up. Here's a more general question for you. Is it your opinion that the writers have been working from a definitive map of the Island from the very beginning, and discrepancies have only cropped up in spite of that; or that, the writers initially had no map and played fast and loose with the geography, and only later decided on an Island map (in which case, when do you think that occurred?); or that the writers still continue to play fast and loose with Island geography and neglect entirely any fixed Island map?  Robert K S   tell me  20:47, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Inland crater on way to beach camp

I really don't know. It seems like the Lost producers take care to be consistent, even to go so far as to hire a "continuity expert", and they have said things that imply that Rousseau's full map has some validity, like, for example, that one of the islands off of its coast has represented Hydra Island from the beginning. That sort of attention to detail makes me think that they probably had a basic map, like Rousseau's, that they have been using from the beginning, adding items to the map as they add new elements to the show. That said, as I have been going through clue by clue (as you mention you have seen on my userpage), I sometimes think that I'm more confused now than I was before. Sometimes I even experience the paranoid thought that they are intentionally trying to mess with us, and that, for example, every time the island moves, the directional orientation of the island changes too. Even so, there are too many "what if"s to worry about, so I keep trying to reconcile all the information as if it is consistent. I do sometimes get the impression that they are less careful in their filming than they are in their mapping, however. I doubt the continuity expert follows the fill crew everywhere making sure their angles are correct. For example, the fact that in the pilot they showed a sunset from the first beach camp, exactly where it would be if they were on a northern coastline, tells me that it was probably filmed on a northern coastline (it was), but not necessarily that the producers intended for us to elucidate their coastal orientation from it. Sometimes their filming angle is determined by the angle from which they can film a location without catching civilization in the background. For example, if they turned 180º from the perspective they invariably show the Flame Station, they would see a freeway. And I can’t be sure, but I doubt that when the film crew showed a massive mountain behind the Tailies on their way to the main beach camp, that they expected some scientist like me to know that the peak’s outer geography was that of a crater, and then to assume it must be some clue about the island’s geography. But I can't help thinking, what if they did???

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 03:55, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I just saw an article stating that Gregg Nations, the continuity expert, has apparently been keeping a map of the island since after the 1st season. [5] It seems like there should be some sort of set map, then. I'll just keep working on figuring it out.

<hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 15:21, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

• The statue is located on an inlet, not a straight run of coastline. Therefore, as they sailed around the hump on the west side of the Island, loosely following the coastline into the concave part, there is coastline to aft and port somewhat, as well as to starboard. (1) Island coast to port (2) Statue to port (3) Sayid praying with Island "hump" they just sailed around to aft I can't find where you refer to "shortly after they find the statue Sayid points a direction he says is north, with the coast on his left side". The next scene with the boat after finding the statue is Sayid's prayers interrupted by Jin spotting the rock; after that, we don't see the boat again until "The Glass Ballerina", at which time we see they have rested on the shore with the signal fire, and the map they are using to plot the rest of the trip illustrates them on the west side of the Island with the intention of going North. ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 21:15, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Here are the images I promised, organized by scene from "The Glass Ballerina".

Sayid, Jin, and Sun are waiting at the first signal fire, arguing about whether or not to continue north.
1: Sayid points north (arm mostly obscured by Sun), as he says, "If he's north of us, the mountains would..."
2: Cut to Sun & Jin, on Sayid's right side, Sayid continues, "... block his view."
3: Back to Sayid, who gestures northward with his hand, "We need to sail forward along the coast, clear the mountains, and start another signal fire."
Sayid points north, with land to his west, so the second image shows East, which is open ocean, implying that they are on the eastern coast.

Sun is helping Sayid continue on to the north.
1: Boat heads forward with land at starboard, implying that they are going clockwise.
2: Forward is clear, no big surprise, but...
3: So is aft...
4: And so is starboard... So where is the land???
5: Port, implying that they are sailing counter-clockwise.

They've almost arrived at Pala Ferry
1: Land appears to be forward, that's no help
2: Aft certainly seems to be clear, meaning they aren't heading away from the island, still not much help.
3: Look carefully forward and to the right you'll see that the land comes to a peninsula, again implying that they are going counter-clockwise around the island.

I hope I am clear when I say that I know you could the exact same thing to show that they are going clockwise, but that's exactly my point, the direction they were heading is unclear. Almost everything in "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1" shows them going clockwise, but most of "The Glass Ballerina" shows them going counter-clockwise. From the little bit I have been able to glean about sailing in just this evening (so I would still love to hear from a person who actually knows about sailing), there seems to be a lot of back and forth in going any one direction, which might explain the confusion, but leaves us no closer to figuring out which direction they were heading. <hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 02:19, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Heading counter-clockwise looking aft

Heading counter-clockwise looking forward

And how about this: to get to the orchid, near where Sawyer, Locke, et al. reunited with Jin, they went counter-clockwise from the beach camp "a couple hours". ("The Little Prince")  ("This Place Is Death") Since the Orchid appears to be near the statue, this seems to indicate that the statue is counter-clockwise from the camp. These aren't great images, but they were the best images I could get for the time being, and I suppose they're good enough to illustrate the point. <hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 02:52, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

• I'll have to come back to digest the other ones above when I have more time, but I wanted to comment on these two. This is an anomaly, isn't it? Like the Exodus that changes direction? Or is it possible they headed anticlockwise ("around that point, a couple hours") to paddle with the currents rather than against them, since they have no motor? It would then be a "2 wrongs don't make a right, but 4 lefts do" kind of thing, no? ---- LOSTonthisdarnisland 05:22, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

It's been a week and a half since I posted the contradictory evidence, and no one seems to have been able to explain any reasons it could be moot. As such, in order to avoid leaving potentially incorrect information on the main page, I have removed the assertion that the statue must be on the western or northern side of the island. As an interesting note, I was reading the transcript from an old podcast (I don't remember which one exactly), but they said that they have two directors of photography that switch off for each episode. It might explain why the two episodes seem to disagree with each other. <hiero>O34:O4-G17-D58-A1</hiero> zholmboe 22:23, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

"The Shadow of the Statue"

Why is this bit about "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" being included in the opening of this article? We don't even know if it refers to this statue yet, so why is it being included at all, much less in the opening (which implies great importance)? --Managerpants 14:23, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

• Okay, I moved that whole sentence out of the opening and to the end of the main part of the article (just before Trivia). --Managerpants 10:45, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

"Anubus"

To me it seems that the recent showing of the statue has a sort of snout jutting out of it. and with all the signs of Egyptian relics and heiroglyphics, this may be the jackal god Anubus. Ag2013 01:24, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

It's Tawaret. See the ears, ank being held, also the connection with an opposing being of evil whom it holds in check (Jacob and his enemy), and connection with fertility. Michael Lucero * Talk * Contributions

It's not Tawaret. Her form is a crocodile for a back not a head but its a close guess. Its obviously not Anubus at this point. Its actually a rather classic statue of Sobek Sobek. It has all the classical features, Crocodile head, Ankh in the right hand. Also the number four recurs repeatedly in the Sobek mythology prime examples being: He represented the four elemental gods, Ra of fire, Shu of air, Geb of earth, and Osiris of water. He captured the four sons of Horus, etc etc. Its worth pointing out that Sobek doesn't directly fight evil too but rather "undoes" it or reverses whatever evil has done which may play into the theme of things. --Bobtheanth 12:13, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Disagree. It IS Tawaret. Tawaret has crocodile teeth. Compare

Ireader 14:46, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

It might be popular to want it to be Anubis since that is a one of the more popularized Gods of Egyptian mythology, but the statue clearly has the head of a crocodile, not a Jackal. dposse 19:13, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

"Sobek"

This is SO obviously Sobek, not Tawaret or Anubus. Ridiculous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek --BasharTeg 17:01, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Agree. More important than the number of Ankhs (a number are depicted in various ways, typically with one Ankh and a staff) is the fact that the statue is a human with an animal head. Tawaret is a hippopotamus depicted with various crocodile features. She is consistently represented as animalian, pregnant and with swollen breasts. MBeckstrand 20:40, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Disagree. Sobek has mouth shut, no hippopotamus ears, different hat. He has only one ankh. Taweret has two ankhs, crocodile teeth, mouth open. --Ireader 18:10, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

It's defiantly not Sobek. Sobek only has one Ankh, and he's holding a staff. The statue has two ankhs, one in each hand. Taweret seems to be the only logical choice. dposse 19:12, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Disagree with it being Taweret, didn't the producers say that the statue is male? Taweret is female and fat. This statue looks male and kinda muscular. AaronPaige 15:27, 14 May 2009 (EST)

FROM BLOG: Lost fans will see the last angle of the ancient, Goliath four-toed statue on the two-hour May 13 season finale. “You’ve seen its foot. You’ve seen its back,” says exec producer Damon Lindelof. Now at long last, the face will be revealed. Michael Emerson, who plays Benjamin Linus, hopped on the computer and did some research of his own after he realized that the same figure is represented on wall carvings in the island’s underground temple. “She’s Taweret, the goddess of childbirth,” concludes Michael, referencing the pregnant, hippo-headed Egyptian deity. “That dovetails in pretty well with our themes, wouldn’t you say?” says Michael, who also discovered that whom Taweret mates with, and when, is of great relevance. --Ireader 19:35, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I still don't get why it had more of a masculine looking body and didn't look feminine. --User:AaronPaige 16:31, 14 May 2009 (EST)

Okay, all the crap about Tawaret, Sobek, Jesus H. Christ, Gary Oldman, Elvis, whoever anybody thinks it the statue may be needs to not be put into the article itself until there has been confirmation or compelling evidence. Especially the part where somebody straight out said "The statue was revealed to be the egyptian goddess Tawaret", a statement with no basis TDiNardo 20:44, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

• I also think it's Tawaret. Crocodiles don't have ears. Michael Emerson's statement. The official episode recap. But if we're not going to put in statements that it's Tawaret, then we should also edit out mentions of Sobek as well. Michael Lucero * Talk * Contributions

• • I think we should leave mention of exactly whom the statue depicts to the appropriate Theory page until there is a canonical confirmation. MBeckstrand 02:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

"Tawaret"

It is Tawaret, this is stated in the Official ABC LOST summary of 'Season 5-The Incident pt 1'.

• http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=recap#t=162212&d=201648

Kateneedstodie 21:15, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

• Which are not canon, as they are written by random ABC writers, not the producers —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TDiNardo (talk • contribs) 2009-05-14T18:54:56.

It should be noted that while he is not a producer either, Michael Emerson also said the statue is of Tawaret in a pre-finale interview. ShadowUltra 21:08, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

• • From the picture evidence, I think we can clearly conclude now that it definitely IS Tawaret. I suggest adding this to the article. Monsterfurby 00:10, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
    • Then it is a poor representation of an ever-pregnant, hippopotamus-bodied female. I think reference to specific Egyptian deities should only appear on the appropriate Theory page. MBeckstrand 02:52, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

• There is clearly no way we can say who the statue is. Someone keeps changing this page to claim that we know it is Tawaret. --Ghtx 17:55, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

The Picture

Ilana finds a picture in a pouch, stuck to the wall of the cabin with a machete. It seems to be a picture of the complete statue standing on the island, but the picture is cut in half.Why is it cut in half, and why did she take it? It does not seem to be a map. What is on the missing half of the picture? Presumably something - a boat? Another statue? Another Island? Also, the picture is a cloth weaving. Did Jacob make it? --AllanJack 02:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Relative Ages

It seems to me that the shot of the statue seen in LaFleur was more orange/red then when we see it in The Incident, Parts 1 & 2, where it seems more gray. Correct me in I'm wrong, but in general statues and rocks get grayer as they age. Therefore I submit that "Chronologically" the earliest time we see the statue is during Lafleur, and not during The Incident as the article currently states. Flashesb4ur8s 22:28, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Wrong foot?

Is it me, or is the four-toed foot in "Live Together, Die Alone" a left foot, while the foot in "The Incident" a right foot? The amount of visible platform seems to support this, since in LTDA there's more platform to the right of the foot, whereas in TI there's none to the right, but plenty to the left. LOST-Gilgamesh 11:39, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

The same thought occured to me also. Perhaps there are two. It's not unreasonable for there to be more than one such statue. In fact it should be expected. --Oc3 13:19, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Disagree. They are the same. --Ireader 13:31, 16 May 2009 (UTC)