6There can be no order without chaos. | No creation without destruction. | No victory without an adversary.
313. Balor’s Prophecy Gives His Story Mythic Structure
7CHAPTER 2 — Balor of the Evil Eye
324. Balor’s Eye Is One of the Greatest Symbols in Celtic Myth
8“Balor will fall by the hand of his grandson.”
335. Balor’s Death Is the Pivotal Moment of Ireland’s Mythic Ages
9Fear
346. Balor Is the Psychological Shadow of the Irish Cosmos
10Tribute
357. Balor’s Hybrid Legacy Through Lugh Ensures His Memory
11Prophecy
368. Balor Dominates Because the Fomorians Need a Face
12In Cath Maige Tuired:
379. Balor’s Story Is the Perfect Myth
13In Lebor Gabála Érenn:
3810. Balor Endures Because the Cosmos Needs Him
14Balor as the Embodiment of Entropy
39CHAPTER 3 — Indech and the Fomorian Host
15Balor’s Eye as the Axis of Annihilation
40CHAPTER 4 — Tribute and Oppression
161. Solar Destruction
41CHAPTER 5 — The Rise of Lugh
172. Poison and Corruption
42CHAPTER 6 — Gathering for the Second Battle Part 1
183. Vision that Unmakes the Seen
43CHAPTER 6 — Gathering for the Second Battle Part 2
194. The Weight of Doom
44“Champion, remember who you are.”
20Balor as Anti-Sovereignty
45CHAPTER 7 — Combat of Gods and Giants
21Balor as the Broken Cosmic Wheel
46CHAPTER 8 — Balor Enters the Fray
22Balor as Shadow of the Gods
47Chapter 9 — Triumph and Transformation
23Balor as the Last King of the Old World
48CHAPTER 10 — The Vanquished Fomorians
24Balor as Cataclysm Personified
49About the Author
25The Paradox of Balor: Destruction Necessary for Renewal
50About the Publisher
