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In Greek mythology, 'Acacallis' is the daughter of Minos, king of Crete, and Pasiphae. She bore a son, Amphithemus, to Apollo.
Another tradition relates that Miletus was also the son of Apollo and Acacallis. Fearing her father's wrath she exposed the child, but Apollo commanded the she-wolves to come down and nurse the child. He grew up strong and handsome, and Minos was seized with desire for the boy. Miletus fled Crete to avoid being becoming the eromenos of King Minos, and went on to found the eponymous city, Miletus. (according to Antoninus Liberalis, after Nicander (''Metamorphoses'' XXX 1-2))