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Octagon logo found inside the station

Theswaninterior

Part of The Swan's interior

Mural

The mural

Thehatchoutside

The hatch was the big mystery in the first season

The Swan is one of the stations built by Dharma on the island. Earlier in the series only referred to as "The Hatch".

Facts

  • We find out that The Swan is the name of The Hatch from the Orientation Film in Orientation.
  • Also called "Station 3"
  • The station could have been named The Swan because of its shape (large underground bunker with a long tunnel to the surface on one end). It could also have other meanings that are not fully understood yet.
  • The food rations were enough for 1 man for 3 months.
  • Weapons were stored in a gun vault, but then Locke took them out and hid them not knowing that Charlie was following him and then Charlie told Sawyer where they were.
  • A section has been sealed off with concrete that is several feet thick (possibly after incident mentioned in the Orientation Film).
  • The outside of the hatch leading to the station has The Numbers engraved into it.
  • The inside of the hatch says "QUARANTINE." The interesting thing is that it could be read only from THE INSIDE. It seems as if it is meant to warn people about the island, not about entering The Hatch.
  • Contains items from the 1970s (e.g., lava lamps, records, a geodesic dome, monochrome computers, etc.).
  • Some modern items can also be found in the bunker, such as a modern washer and dryer set (Whirlpool Duet).
  • Desmond claims he was brought to The Hatch by Kelvin, and had been living there for some time when the plane crashed.
  • Contains an elaborate mirror system that can be used to see around several corners.
  • Contains a walk-in safe that holds a serious arsenal of pistols, rifles, and other weapons.
  • The station has what Michael called "blast doors," which retract into the ceiling. These doors appear to be able to isolate the dome from the living quarters.
  • There is a mural inside that possibly offers some valuable clues to the island.
  • Inside the hatch there are the numbers 108 engraved twice.
  • A possible floorplan can be found here
  • The Dharma Ranch Dressing Hurley stashed is labeled good for seven years (after opening) at room temperature. (This means it was made less than seven years ago. Also what kind of salad dressing lasts that long?)
  • Claire and Kate go looking for a new Hatch for a cure to Aaron's aliment.


Theories

  • The station may be a very complex version of a Skinner Box
  • The mural is painted in the same style as Thomas' artwork
  • There is a red lava lamp in the Swan similar (if not identical) to the one in Thomas' apartment... but how could he have been in the Swan if we last see him only a couple of months before the crash?
  • See "Stations" for more theories on all the stations

Pandora's Box

Hurley asks Locke what he thinks is in the hatch. Locke responds, "Hope."

When Hurley tells Leonard that he used "the numbers" to win the lottery, Leonard says, "You've opened the box."

  • (from Wikipedia) Epimetheus told Pandora never to open the box she had received from Zeus. However, one day, Pandora's curiosity got the better of her and she opened it, releasing all the misfortunes of mankind (plagues, sorrow, poverty, crime, etc.). Once opened, she shut it in time to keep one thing in the box: Hope. The world remained extremely bleak for an unspecified interval, until Pandora "chanced" to revisit the box, at which point Hope fluttered out.
  • With this in mind, perhaps the "chance" that the crew needs to take is to let the numbers count down in order to release this hope. This theory was derived from the possible meanings of the Hieroglyphics that were briefly shown. One of the possible meanings is "depart" or "proceed" depending on the final symbols. (However for this meaning to be possible, the last counter symbol would have to be different from the one that was locked in). See Alternative_Translations
  • The Sanskrit word for swan is hamsa or hansa, which sounds similar to Hanso

Things related to the name

  • "The Swan" is the name of an Elizabethan theatre in London (used by Shakespeare).
  • SWAN Instruments are instruments that can be used to measure electromagnetic fields [1]. According to the Orientation Film, The Swan was used for projects involving electromagnetism.
  • The constellation of Cygnus is also known as "The Swan". There is another small constellation called "The Arrow". Mythology states that Hercules is firing the arrow at either Cygnus or Agilla, "The Eagle". A companion constellation to Cygnus is Lyra, "The Lyre", which is the harp that Orpheus uses to con his way into Hades, according to legend, but was previously known as "The Vulture", according to Ptolemy.

Useful Information

Swans are revered in many religions and cultures, especially Hinduism. The Sanskrit word for swan is hamsa or hansa, and a swan is the vehicle of many deities (such as the goddess Saraswati). Swans are mentioned several times in the Vedic literature, and some swans have also been said to have the knowledge of the Supreme Being Brahman. They are said to reside in the summers in the Manasarovar Lake and migrate to Indian lakes for the winter, eat pearls, and separate milk from water in a mixture of both. Hindu iconography typically shows the Mute Swan. It is wrongly supposed by many historians that the word hamsa only means a goose, since today swans are no longer found in India, not even in most zoos. However, ornithological checklists like this clearly classify several species of swans as vagrant birds in India.

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