Apotheosis

The elevation of a mortal to godhood — Heracles, who "lives amongst the undying gods" after his labours; Ariadne, made "deathless and unageing" for Dionysus; Romulus, hailed "a god, the son of a god" after vanishing in a storm; Aeneas, washed of his mortal part by the river Numicius. The texts also record the doubt (the senators who tore Romulus apart) and the reverse case (Tantalus, sent back to the race of men).