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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

4. The Statue

The Lost writers love a good tease, and almost no mysteries have been teased as long and vaguely as the giant, four-toed statue. Our first reference to it was way back in season two, when Sayid saw the wreckage of it and commented on its four toes. We didn't get another look until this season, when we saw its back from a distance. Bram and Ilana's question regarding the statue raises questions about both them, and the significance of it to the Island's mythology.
Theories have ranged on the statue's identity. Given the Egyptian motif taking root this season, the most popular theories are that it is a statue of Anubis or Horace. Even if either of those are the case, who built the statue, and for what purpose? Why does it have four toes? And how was it destroyed?
Chances of Actually Solving It 5%
The writers love a good tease, and I have a feeling they're not nearly done with this one yet. It connects to so many other Island mysteries - the Shadow question, Egyptian motifs, the history of the Island - that they may save it for the very end. On the other hand, we're not certain if the statue is whole in 1977, so it could be Jack's hydrogen bomb that cuts it off at the shin.
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I happen to think the statue explanation may be revealed tonight. Ben confirmed he thought the statue was twarepet (sp?). In 1977 people can conceive and give birth on the island. As far as I know the statute is still standing. I bet the "incident" results in the statute and part of the temple being destroyed and that causes the birth issues on the island in the future.