Clytia

Description from original post (created 2013-06-20 23:50):

Here's my entry for the June skin contest! I had a lot of fun creating this character, and I hope you like it! If you do, make sure you leave a diamond! Anyways here's a brief description of my goddess:

The goddess of flowers. Clytia was named after a mythological nymph who was buried alive in sand and transformed into a flower. The literal Latin meaning of the name is "famous".
The lotus flower, which she wears on her cape, symbolizes her past. The lotus grows in muddy water yet it rises and blossoms above the murk. Clytia was born into a poor family but worked her way to fortune.
She controls the growth of flowers and also inspires people to "rise above the murk" as she did. She is admired for her ambitiousness and beauty.