Twilight of the Gods

proper noun

Ragnarok.

Similar
GotterdammerungRagnarok
OriginGerman Götterdämmerung →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Twilight of the Gods
  1. Norsehuman sciencesRagnarok.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmyth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil

Similar
GotterdammerungRagnarok
Broader
myth
Also see
ragnarok

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanGötterdämmerung“the twilight of the gods”
  2. EnglishTwilight of the Gods

From German Götterdämmerung (“the twilight of the gods”); by erroneously translating Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”), misconstrued as ragnarøkkr (“the twilight of the gods”).

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APA

Twilight of the Gods. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twilight%20of%20the%20Gods

MLA

“Twilight of the Gods.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twilight%20of%20the%20Gods. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Twilight of the Gods,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twilight%20of%20the%20Gods.

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