In its absence, I suppose Kaga just used his Japanese senses about it
I think that's the case, and it's the case for the Greco-Roman appropriations in, say, the Marthverse, too. I believe it was Hitomi who pointed out how the whole business of divine right as seen in the FE games is very much NOT the Western/Christian version thereof, and I'm sure that goes for filial obligation and some other points as well.
Knowing the Celtic myth and stuff helps to piece together an idea of where Kaga was coming from, IMO, but it's definitely not the Answer to Everything.
Given how children are often seen as offshoots of their parents I imagine killing your kid can be justified in any number of ways in old world myths. Is that the case here?
Good ol' Cuchulainn was just being an idiot. Again. And he was devastated by it. And in a sense it was the kid's "fault" because he was under a geas not to tell anyone his name and never to refuse a challenge.
Generally losing a child or grandchild (especially sons) was yet more cause for bloody revenge, same as fathers and brothers.
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I think that's the case, and it's the case for the Greco-Roman appropriations in, say, the Marthverse, too. I believe it was Hitomi who pointed out how the whole business of divine right as seen in the FE games is very much NOT the Western/Christian version thereof, and I'm sure that goes for filial obligation and some other points as well.
Knowing the Celtic myth and stuff helps to piece together an idea of where Kaga was coming from, IMO, but it's definitely not the Answer to Everything.
Given how children are often seen as offshoots of their parents I imagine killing your kid can be justified in any number of ways in old world myths. Is that the case here?
Good ol' Cuchulainn was just being an idiot. Again. And he was devastated by it. And in a sense it was the kid's "fault" because he was under a geas not to tell anyone his name and never to refuse a challenge.
Generally losing a child or grandchild (especially sons) was yet more cause for bloody revenge, same as fathers and brothers.