So with the revelation of the upper part of the statue – well, as much of a revelation as I think we’ll get, I think we got a huge piece of the Island’s mythology. Even if all we saw was the back of a giant statue. I can’t believe it’s been three years since we saw the foot.

So this statue looks quite like Anubis, which is the god of mummification and Afterlife in Egyptian mythology. He’s half-jackal, half-man – and check out this excerpt from wikipedia:

The jackal was strongly associated with cemeteries in ancient Egypt, since it was a scavenger which threatened to uncover human bodies and eat their flesh[6] The distinctive black color of Anubis “did not have to do with the jackal [per se] but with the color of rotting flesh and with the black soil of the Nile valley, symbolizing rebirth.”[6]

Sound quite like our Island doesn’t it? The island is a place of Death or Rebirth, depending on how you look at it. So it’s not quite Purgatory, but it’s the gate to some kind of eternal life. It could really be Purgatory even though the producer’s said it’s not because they lie all the time. Look at the cross in Anubis’ hand. It’s the Ankh cross which is an Egyptian hieroglyphic character for “Afterlife.” It’s the same cross that the DHARMA guy Paul had when he died.

Speaking of hieroglyphics, remember all the symbols in the first Hatch? When Locke failed to enter the numbers the first time, the clock turned into these red Egyptian hieroglyphics.

We are told that the meaning of all of these symbols put together is “Underworld.” What if there was an ancient civilization that lived on the Island ages ago? They knew the place was special and whoever controls it can control where you go in the Afterlife. You can live there forever or move on to your next destination. Others/Hostiles anyone? Anubis, the jackal controlled all of those who could enter.

This sounds a lot like another black dog we know of, Cerberus,the 3-headed monster, protector of the Underworld.

The Island’s “Security System” – now relegated to protecting The Temple. What do you know – another ancient place covered in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Back in Season One I like many others were sure the Island was Purgatory. It seemed like that was the answer until people caught on and the show became successful and it evolved into something bigger. There has to be some reason Ben and Widmore both want to control it so bad. They know it has healing properties, time has no meaning, and it’s always moving through space. Perhaps Ben can go back in time and save his Mom from dying. Maybe Widmore wants to make sure he controls the power and no one else can get to it.

The Numbers, The Sickness, and The Whispers I think are all explained by the Island’s inability to stick in a point in Time and our characters are leaving themselves clues when they travel back in time.

Who is Amy’s baby? I think it’s Jacob. Horace did build the shack of course, so it would make sense his son would find solace there.

Adam and Eve? That’s Bernard and Rose who have perished when the Island moved back in time. We haven’t seen them all season and I bet our characters will come across them at some point this season. The white and black stones were a nice little clue.