... which Kim McCone has done. What I will do is correlate the Book of Invasions to the purpose of The Tain, and compare the writing to Greek epics and the Bible. The Book of Invasions was a record of the unheard of deeds that were talked about by the Irish people; it is not certain ... Jealousy is a major theme in this mythology, because it is what starts the war between the Queen and the Ulstermen. Jealousies in some of the European epics were the driving force behind some of the wars and the reason why some of the gods favored the warriors. For example, Juno who is a god ... where fights...

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