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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense
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Was the Greek mythological figure Dionysus, god of wine and the theater, based on a real person? That was the question posed by the writer Euhemerus (fourth century BCE). Euhemerus claimed that Dionysus and the other Greek deities were based on real-life heroes or leaders, tales of whose exploits, told and retold over time, __________ myths—a position later known as euhemerism.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
having eventually become
B
eventually became
C
to eventually become
D
eventually becoming