So, then Locke leads the way to a chamber where, Jacob awaits…. and Ben is there now too, who else was there again? I forgot.

There is more than one version of Set – he’s not necessarily evil.

There’s a version of him where he is the main god and is good.

There’s a version where he’s Ra’s main champion and slayer of Apep (this is the version I’m thinking Sawyer matches)

There’s the devious version of him that killed Osiris and competed with Horus for rule of Egypt. He lost and was banished to rule the desert (Widmore was banished from the Island but is a powerful figure in the outside world)

Set the evil (supplanting the figure of Apep).

bingo. Amemit IS an extention/manifestation of Anubis. put it this way: whenever he’s depicted in the EBotD, Anubis is nearby.

“Sawyer – Killed Locke’s dad. Is a protector to the people of the Island (one version of Set is Ra’s champion and slayer of Apep).”

interesting, but i just don’t see it. Sawyer’s more of a Horus figure. His killing of Locke’s dad avenges Locke, who was unable to commit patricide himself (Horus is the Avenger). Locke’s dad was a snake, just like Apep, and slaying him is a heroic act. This act also changes Sawyer–it marks the beginning of his transformation. LeFleur is more like Horus the Crowned King–no longer a boy, but a man, with dominion (over DI security) and a hot lil’ wifey.

“Richard – I agree with you, hadn’t thought of the RA thing. But is, or was, the leader of the Island’s people (just as Set was for a time the ruler of Egypt)”

Set only gained rulership by murdering his own brother, Osiris. Alpert’s initials say RA, but he’s a bit closer to Thoth, in that the scribe of the gods is “self-created, slef-produced” and apparently ageless. Some say Thoth is an Atlantean who taught the Egyptians natural sciences like electromagnetics, in addition to inventing writing and mathematics. Thoth also lead the cult who would become the gnostics/hermits–Richard’s role on the island with the Others/Hostiles is a bit similar. Also, he’s not really RA since he allows others to rule–widmore, ben, and locke.

“Widmore – Banished from the Island, just as Set was banished from Upper Egypt, after competition with Horus.”

the thing about Egyptian deities, and really all deities who arent completely omnipotent, is that they embody somewhat human characteristics (or vice-versa). There’s a little bit of Set in Widmore, but we don’t know that he’s completely evil–just stingy with his scotch. So far the only person he’s really gone after is Ben, when you really think about it. OTOH, Ben is a complete pathological liar. He imagines himself as a protector, but he’s somewhat misguided, and is capable of horrible actions, like mass murder. That’s fairly Set-like IMO.

“Christian – Just threw that idea out there because I don’t really have any idea what the deal is with him or how he’d fit into a Horus myth.”

Christian doesn’t fit whatsoever into an Egyptian religion-myth analogy, except that his shoes were a piece needed to resurrect Locke. All we know about him is that he’s Jack’s dad, he’s dead, and he shows up from time to time, just to be spooky. He appears to be a manifestation of the island itself and/or a servant (minion) of Jacob, but he hasn’t really done anything evil, except be a bad father and a womanizer. Before it’s all over, i think we’ll see some more backstory and he’ll definitely show up whenever there’s some strangeness afoot, but that’s about all that can be said about him.

“They’re playing with archetype, and that’s why the show has been so much fun.”

double bingo. it’s perhaps worth noting that the deeper one delves into mythical archetypes, the more similar themes emerge between different civilizations.

“The exit point of the island, Wasnt that Eygpt? or was it africa?”

Egypt IS in Africa. but the exit point was Tunisia,in the Sahara, which Egyptian descendents crossed to get to west Africa. not that that matters in terms of the show’s purposes.

“The fact that the island moves does kinda put the idea of the barge of ra to mind, but its a stretch.”

i like this train of thought. it’s far-fetched only if you’re thinking literally. from a symbolic point of view, an archetype is an archetype because it has many parallels. the sub could also be a barge, traveling through the deep ocean (night) to reach the island (day).

“If they were strict about this stuff the heiroglyphs would be legit rather than made up cool looking scribbles.”

i tend to agree here. if the hieroglyphs were legit there would be less room for creative license. still, it’s interesting to speculate, isn’t it?

I agree that they are likely to do their own thing with the mythology, as its basically one part influnce, one part window dressing.

If they were strict about this stuff the heiroglyphs would be legit rather than made up cool looking scribbles.

The fact that the island moves does kinda put the idea of the barge of ra to mind, but its a stretch.

They’re playing with archetype, and that’s why the show has been so much fun.