The Lost Lowdown

Ille qui nos omnes servabit - “He who will protect us all.

The answer must not be referring to Jacob then, because Jacob li[v]es in the statue's foot. Just joking. But no, not really. Who's going to "protect us" -- Jacob or Mr./Mrs Crocodile?

Also, "protect us" from whom? "Jacob's enemy"? The Crocodile Hunter?

Also, "protect" whom? We learned almost nothing about the statue tonight. I mean, who fucking built the thing? I want more LOST, damnit!

kalista861 wrote:Ille qui nos omnes servabit - “He who will protect us all.

one of the few times i really wish i just knew latin.

I've also seen it translated as "He who will save us."

contrivance, again. the question should be "who" not "what" lies in the shadow of the statue.

Shouldn't it actually be, "who lives in the foot of the statue?"

or


"Who cooks fish to the right of the statue?"

I've been reading the translation: "What we all serve"

David3 wrote:"Who cooks fish to the right of the statue?"

lol, I like it.

any ideas on what the greek on the tapestry that jacob made says?

http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/ ... c81cefc492

paul in vegas wrote:any ideas on what the greek on the tapestry that jacob made says?

http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/ ... c81cefc492

"Hand wash only. NO BLEACH"

Apparently it says...

"May the gods grant thee all that thy heart desires. May the gods grant thee happiness"

Pretty meaningless really.

Claude wrote:

paul in vegas wrote:any ideas on what the greek on the tapestry that jacob made says?

http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/ ... c81cefc492

"Hand wash only. NO BLEACH"

tumble dry low

Perry wrote:Apparently it says...

"May the gods grant thee all that thy heart desires. May the gods grant thee happiness"

Pretty meaningless really.

I saw it as " May heaven grant you in all things your heart's desire." It's from The Odyssey.

well with translation, that's pretty much the same thing.

Perry wrote:well with translation, that's pretty much the same thing.

yep

The statue is the Egyptian God Sobek, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek even though a lot of people have been saying it's Anubis. My roomate and I looked it up, and it definitely looks like Sobek, same crocodile head... just a thought, who knows if it matters.:)

FeFeMartini wrote:The statue is the Egyptian God Sobek, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobek even though a lot of people have been saying it's Anubis. My roomate and I looked it up, and it definitely looks like Sobek, same crocodile head... just a thought, who knows if it matters.:)

Fefe, I am on the Sobek boat too. Apparently there is a camp out there thinking it is a hippo headed god named Taweret, but I don't buy it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taweret

David3 wrote:

Perry wrote:Apparently it says...

"May the gods grant thee all that thy heart desires. May the gods grant thee happiness"

Pretty meaningless really.

I saw it as " May heaven grant you in all things your heart's desire." It's from The Odyssey.

Maybe not so meaningless? Joshmeister just blogged about this. Interesting...
http://thelostmeister.blogspot.com/

Paul, the first thing I thought of when reading that blog was "the magic box".

As far as the statue, I think Sobek fits the show better, but apparently Michael Emerson is on record that it's Tawaret.

420brownie wrote:Paul, the first thing I thought of when reading that blog was "the magic box".

As far as the statue, I think Sobek fits the show better, but apparently Michael Emerson is on record that it's Tawaret.

420, Michael Emerson apparently came up with Tawaret based on his own research, so I am not sure if i trust his conclusion as canon just yet. Apparently D&C referred to the statue as a male god (i think it was in a recent official podcast but can not remember). Tawaret is a female and Sobek is a male...

Paul, thanks for the clarification on that. I wasn't sure why Emerson thought that. I really think it's Sobek.

looks more like sobek to me.. that and I refuse to be wrong :)

Mmm I still stand by my statement that it's meaningless.
I mean sure it relates, but nothing new or interesting, seemingly.

And looks like the winner is Sobek. That mouth wasn"t Anubis.

That's stupid.
The statue looks exactly like Sobek, not Taweret.
But it looks like ABC has "confirmed" that it's Taweret. Dunno if that's considered official, but it would seem so.
Makes sense with the whole fertility thing they've got going on.

Just to clarify to C&J, it is Taweret, but that's the hippo who is the fertility god, not the crocodile. Dunno if you've corrected yourselves later in the podcast though.