Lythalia

Lythalia is a Great Old One of the Lovecraftian Pantheon.

Overview
She is thought to be the mate of the Elder God Nodens and mother of the twins Vorvadoss and Yaggdytha. She also has a cat-like sister called Istasha.

Appearance
Lythalia is a beautiful and seductive female humanoid entity, who is covered and wrapped in both vines and vegetation which would include leaves, moss, branches, roots, banana leaves, bird of paradise plants, orchids, thorns, and flower petals all over her. She is known as one of the more aesthetically pleasing Old Ones.

Personality
Even though she does still possess the amorality and disregard towards lesser races like the rest of the Great Old Ones, Lythalia is more similar, personality-wise, to the Elder Gods as she holds a more compassioned nature as well. Due to her usual isolated nature, she barely knows much of human society as her last truly sustained residence was during the midst of the Roman Empire.

Ironically, Lythalia also has an interest in meeting other supernatural beings which is usually answered with scorn and distrust due to her Old One ancestry though some of the more compassioned nature goddesses and fae are more willing to reciprocate with kindness and affection. Interestingly, the Primordial Goddess Gaia has also shown affection towards the Old One even though Lythalia is descended from the Outer Gods, her and her race's enemies.

Myths and Legends
She has been compared with the Greek Deity Demeter.

Trivia

 * She was first known to the general public by the writer Lin Carter

Image Sources

 * (The Forest-Goddess.png) The Forest-Goddess by RyugaBoumera
 * (Lythalia the forest goddess by beastrider9 daoaajl-pre.jpg) Lythalia, The Forest Goddess by Beastrider9