Hey fediverse, I'm trying to think of some cool, obscure and friendly mythical creatures from existing folklore. The kind who could plausibly be friends of a young child. Anyone have any suggestions? :D
The problem is that classical mythic creatures have a standard for being seductive to children and then turn out to have cold, heartless goals in the end.
Modern "Monsters, Inc." style creatures were not common, as I recall.
@quinnstephens
My myth references lean heavily on the ones from Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" which I read several times in my youth. The Grimm brothers influenced me too.
I have not expanded much beyond that.
There probably are cultures in which "cautionary" isn't the core element of the story.