Why is a lot of Mythology grotesque?

A lot of mythology has very wonderful symbolism, where it is easy to understand what it means for "the real world", and also has pleasant imagery and is poetic. But a lot of it is grotesque and what I would call absurd, not pleasing at all (at least to me). Things like gods spewing out other gods, or dismembering the bodies of gods or other beings. And there is often a lot of stress on genitalia. Some of the symbolism is clear, but a lot of times, it makes very little sense to me. What is the meaning of gods in incestuous relationships, or a god masturbating things into existence, or goddesses killing themselves by hitting their genitalia (these are all actual mythological tales)? It's just kind of weird by today's standards, or at least it seems that way to me. How do minds even come up with some of this stuff?!
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