Calyce

(Καλύκη) - A noble queen of Elis and, in alternative traditions, a lover of Zeus. While mainstream myths name her husband, King Aethlius, as the father of her son, several classical accounts state that Zeus was the true biological father of her child, Endymion, the prince of unrivaled beauty. Because of this divine lineage, Zeus granted Endymion a unique blessing - the choice of his own destiny - and the youth chose to fall into an eternal, unaging sleep so he would remain beautiful forever.