Crafter is basically a fail path if you don't meet the requirements for any of the other hero types.
The one with Gwydion? Definitely, its even surrounded by other stories where things go way off the rail. I vaguely recall there being a few weird pregnancy stories. I'd postulate with zero evidence that its possible the Norse version pre-Snorri could have been equally weird. If Sleipnir, Jormungandr and Fenrir were all conceived as a tripartite, obviously that's not how its recorded, but would raise the bizarre factor.
If you're meaning the gaining wisdom story, Finn is the Celtic variant. No idea what the Gaul analog would be.
That is a fair point with Cu Chulainn. Now that you mention it comparing Finn to King Arthur fits better. Finn is closer to Aeneas, Jason, or Odysseus than Achilles or Heracles. The archetype of a mythical figure with a posse that is far more human than a demigod. I never connected Finn to that archetype before you mentioned it.
I wasn't familiar with Taliesin and the Cauldron of Inspiration. I guess Finn's origin myth was inspired by Taliesin when it was still an oral story. That is neat. Everyone points to Sleipnir as this apex of mythological weirdness, and I get that. I don't know if it's brain rot from Zeus, but it just doesn't seem that weird to me. Leda and Swan Zeus is such a typical mythological story that Sleipnir seems tame compared to magic fish oil on someone's thumb. My weirdness scale might be more broken than I thought. lol
You probably downloaded the APK file from the MEGA link?
Its usually hard to say where the evolution of these stories might have originated. Possibly far more ancient than any of these cultures, only my guess with how the threefold sacrifice for wisdom is present in both the Welsh and Norse versions. You're probably right, the over-exposure of those Greek stories really has tapered how strange some of them are. I suppose as a direct comparison the birth of Athena might be weirder than Sleipnir, though it doesn't seem that weird. You're also likely right about your guess on the hazelnut, hazel and oak tend to be revered more commonly for providing edible nuts. The Celts lived in a fairly harsh environment where nuts would have been important forage through winter. All trees were considered super important to the Celts though, the basis for the Gaelic language revolves around trees. If you find the mythology stuff of interest you should definitely enjoy what Slam puts out. He's handled the mythology in a way that has been genuine, but makes it fresh and entertaining.
Yeah, I messed up a link update. Should be fixed now.
At their height in the days of the early Roman Republic and late Greek antiquity, Celtic peoples (which is a very broad term) covered South Eastern and Central Europe (minus Germany and Scandinavia), as well as modern France, Spain and the British Isles. So a lot of the land was actually very rich for farming and grazing. Before their colonization by the English, the Irish were a very well-fed people, mainly because their land was excellent for cattle grazing, and from that you get meat and milk.
I thought after the fact I should have been more specific to differentiate meaning the Gaels and Picts, I also should have known you'd notice it immediately haha. Though to be even more specific the harsh environment might have been exclusive to the Picts and Dal Riada. The major seasonal traditions all show a significance around various food and its relation to weather for the Gaels.
Damn... have you been researching all of the lore just for the sake of the game? That's impressive.
Yes, but when you say you're learning new things because you're making a porn game, it sounds kind of lame :/
It's not lame when that porn game involves mythological feats of combat and sex!
It is a hard c.
