"Galen appears uncertain whether Asklepius (as well as Dionysus) was
originally a god, or whether he was first a man and then became
a god; but Apollodorus professed to fix the exact date of
his apotheosis.
originally a god, or whether he was first a man and then became
a god; but Apollodorus professed to fix the exact date of
his apotheosis.
Iliad - Pope