Definition of Twilight of the gods

1. Noun. Myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil.

Exact synonyms: Gotterdammerung, Ragnarok
Generic synonyms: Myth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twilight Of The Gods

Twelfth night
Twelfthtide
Twelve Days of Christmas
Twelve Labours of Hercules
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Twelver
Twentieth Amendment
Twenty20
Twi
Twi-tard
Twi-tards
Twickenham
Twickers
Twihard
Twihards
Twilight of the Gods
Twin Cities
Twin Falls
Twin Towers
Twinkie
Twinkie defence
Twinkie defences
Twinkies
Twins
Twister
Twitard
Twitards
Twitterverse
Twixmas
Two-L

Literary usage of Twilight of the gods

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Canute the Great, 995 (Circ) by Laurence Marcellus Larson (1912)
"... VIII THE twilight of the gods 'T'HE question what attitude to assume toward 1 the organised English Church may have caused Canute some embarrassment; ..."

2. The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology by Annie Keary, Eliza Keary (1893)
"RAGNAROK, OR THE twilight of the gods. SINCE the day that Baldur died no one had walked in the bright halls of ..."

3. The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology by Annie Keary, Eliza Keary (1893)
"RAGNAROK, OR THE twilight of the gods. SINCE the day that Baldur died no one had walked in the bright halls of ..."

4. America and the Young Intellectual by Harold Stearns (1921)
"(The TWILIGHT of the GODS THE League of Nations may be just a crooked device to get us to guarantee England's conquests, as Mr. Hearst is never tired of ..."

5. The Rebirth of Russia by Isaac Frederick Marcosson (1917)
"V—The Twilight of the Gods WHILE the Duma rocked with" frenzied debate there was written in the quiet of an obscure Russian town one of the supreme chapters ..."

6. Northern Antiquities: Or, A Description of the Manners, Customs, Religion by Paul Henri Mallet, Johan Göransson, Thomas Percy (1770)
"Of the Twilight of the Gods. GANGLER then inquired; What can you tell me concerning that day ? Har replied; There are very many and very notable ..."

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