An analogy has often been made between the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomor of Ireland and the Devas and Asuras of India. In both instance demonic powers wage continuous war against the good gods and the cosmic order they represent. This theme is also reminiscent of Greek epics that recount the defeat of Cronus and his Titans by Zeus and the Olympian Gods and also reminds us of the ancient Scandinavian legends concerning the Wars of the Aesir and Vanir.

The Biblical battles of the legions of angels of God and Satan are also comparable in several respects and provide a parallel worthy of greater study.

Like the Legend of Zeigfried or the Ramayana a wider meaning lies beyond the actual story involving the more abstract concepts of the philosophy and beliefs of the ancient Irish and their powerful druidic caste.

The ultimate triumph of the Tuatha Dé Danann over the Fomor is the triumph of Light over Darkness. The Tuatha Dé Danann, being of divine origin, are the race of Light; their god is the Sun while the Fomor, their exact opposites, worship the Moon and are the race of Night and Darkness.

The Second Battle of Moy Tura is in the great tradition of Indo-European mythology; the saga of the cosmic battle between good and evil; the forces of Light and Life against Darkness and Death; the triumph of Order over Chaos.