07-31-2012, 07:06 PM
My favorite comparison of the Iliad and the Tain runs like this:
In the Greek national epic, the heroes set sail in a thousand ships and fight for ten years over the most beautiful woman in the world.
In the Irish national epic, the heroes fight over a cow.
Granted, it's a really great cow.
In the Greek national epic, the heroes set sail in a thousand ships and fight for ten years over the most beautiful woman in the world.
In the Irish national epic, the heroes fight over a cow.
Granted, it's a really great cow.
Pecunia non olet
