Dionysos emerges as one of the most enigmatic and enduring figures of ancient Greek religion, a mystery cult deity whose presence stretches from Minoan civilization around 1700 BCE through the Roman era. Associated with women, snakes, goats, bulls, wine, and women's madness, Dionysos dissolved boundaries. Carl Kerenyi famously described him as “the archetype of indestructible life,” a being whose mythic pattern centers on death and miraculous resurrection. Following Kerenyi as a guide, this talk will trace the figure of Dionysos back to Minoan religion, where the god’s epiphanies co-evolved with ancient matriarchal goddesses who later shaped the Eleusinian mysteries of Demeter and Persephone.