One of them tells of a shepherd named Endymion, who grazed his herd of cows and sheep on the slope of Mount Cökelez. One day he was spotted by the moon goddess Selene, who fell in love with the shepherd. In love with each other, the couple spent a lot of time together and were so consumed by love that Endymion forgot about his flock, which was patiently waiting to be milked. Legend has it that the shepherd never milked his cows, and the milk that flowed from their udders melted away to form a milky-white landscape.
