Cultures

In Third Odyssey: Back to the Motherland; New cultures are added mainly for Elysian Empire, Vinland and Spartania.

Elysian
Due to isolation of Elysia and interaction with native cultures; Greek culture shifts to Elysian around 1470, through an event.

Elysian Culture Group
Elysian Culture Group is the main culture group of the Elysian Empire. This culture group appears around 1510 with an event as cultural isolation becomes more apparent and Elysian Empire forms.

High Elysian
High Elysian is the primary culture of Elysian Empire; and is local culture of Elysia area. Provinces being colonized will also have High Elysian; however they will immediately shift to their correspondent local culture once colonization progress is completed.

Elyshi
Elyshi is the local Elysian culture of coastal provinces and any other colonized provinces (including Retoria) apart from specific regions in Elysium. They have required to modify their speaking to be more understandable during sailing.

Elyric
Elyric is the local Elysian culture of inlands and Elysian Coast regions except coastal provinces and most until relative events of cultures. They are more interacted with navites and their culture evolved into that vay.

Borealian
Borealian is the local culture in Great Lakes region that appears in an event.

Skythiai
Skythiai is the integrated local culture of Scythian provinces in Great Plains.

Hesperidian
Hesperidian is the local Elysian culture of Hesperidia, and they may also move to eastwards towards Scythian region.

Thulean
Thulean is the local Elysian culture of Thulean (Alaska) provinces. Until their appear their provinces have Hesperidian culture.

Hyperborean
Hyperborean is the local Elysian culture of far north.

Kretan
Kretan is the local Elysian culture of Amissae Mare province, appears after formation of the Elysian Empire. If Mikra Krete is annexed, Kretan culture will continue to exist until Kykladian culture appears with colonization of Kykladian Islands.

Kykladian
Kykladian is the local Elysian culture of Kykladian Isles and also primary culture of Kykladia; if remained as a exarch of the Elysian Empire.

Barbaroi
Barbaroi is the culture of partially integrated natives. They will slowly shift to any other relative cultures.

Lakonian
Lakonian culture is local culture of Mexico; appears with a decision on integration of Cuauhocelotl culture group.

Shqipproi
Shqipproi is the integrated culture of Shqipëri. Though they will still be local culture of their provinces and thus cannot be changed, they are now considered Elysians.

Norse Culture Group
Norse Culture Group is the main culture group of Helluland, Markland, Vinland and Varangian Order.

Norse
Norse is the primary culture of Helluland and Markland. Native culture shifts will be to Norse culture until 1470; when an event triggers and Norse culture shifts to Vinlandic.

Vinlandic
Vinlandic is the primary culture of Helluland and Markland after 1470.

Varangian
Varangian is the local Norse culture in Elysian regions and also primary culture of Varangian Order, if Elysia gives land to them.

Skraeling
Skraeling is the culture natives shifts to before being proper Norse. Unlike Elysian and Spartan counterpart, Skraeling culture has much shorter time before its second culture shift.

Vatnmandr
Vatnmadr is local Norse culture around Great Lakes region, overlaps with Borealian culture

Vollrmandr
Vollrmadr is local Norse culture of plains and far north, overlaps with Hyperborean and Skythiai culture.

Islander
Islander is local Norse culture of Kykladian Isles, overlaps with Kykladian culture

Rusnidr
Rusnidr is local Norse culture of Hesperidia, overlaps with Hesperidian culture

Arimadr
Arimadr is local Norse culture of Central America, overlaps with Lakonyan culture.

West Vinlandic
West Vinlandic is local Norse culture of Thulea.

South Vinlandic
South Vinlandic is local Norse culture of Retoria continent.

Cuauhocelotl Culture Group
Cuauhocelotl culture group is the main culture group of Spartania; appears after activation of Spartan Kingdom government reform as they are outnumbered by natives and cultural influences take place.

Apogonoi
Apogonoi is the local and primary culture of Lakonya; descended from noble Elysians who landed and conquered Lakonya. While they have only specific provinces where they are local culture; any other province colonized will be also Apogonoi and unlike Elysians and Vinlandic,they do not culture shift after colonization. They are also nobility estate of Spartania and also rival to Pipiltin.

Pipiltin
Pipiltin is the local culture of provinces surrounding Lakonya, descended from local nobles that submitted to Spartan armies. They have their own estate in Spartania and also rival to Apogonoi.

Pochteca
Pochteca is the merchant class of Spartania, mostly appears on coastal regions.

Macehualtin
Macehualtin is the general culture in Spartania, mostly composed by integrated and assimilated natives.

Tlacotin
Tlacotin is the culture that appears in newly conquered provinces if Spartania enslaves the province through event. They will shift to either Pochteca or Maceualtin, depending on province.

Other Cultures
This specific title explains other cultures:

Shqipëri
Shqipëri are the Albanians followed the trace of Byzantine fleet, led by Skanderbeg. They appear with Albanian Refugees event. If they are given refugee in Elysia; their provinces will have Albanian Majority modifier, making impossible to change the culture, even with console commands. They can be integrated with senate debate, shifting to Shqipproi.

Cahokian
Cahokian is the primary culture of Cahokia. This culture do not have much role in the game, and they will be assimilated into Elysian cultures.

Scythian
Scythian is a culture only appears when Elysian Empire owns a province in Great Plains. Unlike other native cultures (including Cahokians) their provinces have either The Scythian Plains or Elysian Minority modifiers, both making culture change impossible. They will later be integrated to Elysian cultures as Skythiai, similar to Shqipëri.