What I absolutely love about a show like LOST is how caught up you can get in it. Ever since the very first season—which Maria and I watched, in its entirety, during one winter weekend—the show has been wholly captivating. I love the layers. Every week I try puzzle it out, try to figure out what just happened, where the pieces fit, and the more you think about it the deeper you get. There’s so much depth to this show. As a disclaimer, I’m not an expert in Ancient History or Mythology—my History degree is mostly in modern, war-time history. Still, I’ve done some research and I want to take some time, maybe for the first time, to flush out some interesting mythological illusions and connections in LOST.
Since pretty early on in the show there’s been a lot of religious and mythological imagery both subtle and overt. Since the end of last season, when the island began to be revealed in a brand new way, it became obvious that there are distinct and clear connections to ancient mythology and, perhaps, ancient civilization. We’ve now seen the Temple, the wheel that moves the island, and the giant statute where Jacob lives. But there are plenty of more subtle nods to mythological ideas or creations, too.
