Kale (mythology)

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Kale (Ancient Greek: Καλη) means “Beauty” and she is one of the Charites, the Graces, daughters of Zeus. In some myths she is described as the wife of Hephaestus, though Aphrodite is more commonly listed in that role. She is also known as Charis or Aglaea in some sources. Some writers link Kale to a Homeric reference about two Charites, Pasithea and Kale, though this interpretation is debated. A fragment told by Sostratus (quoted by Eustathius) says Aphrodite and the three Charites—Pasithea, Kale, and Euphrosyne—argue about beauty; Teiresias gives the prize to Kale, and Aphrodite turns him into an old man, but Kale rewards him with a beautiful head of hair and brings him to Crete. Details vary by source, and Kale remains a relatively minor figure among the Greek deities.