twilight of the gods

• Frase que remite al fin mitológico del mundo en la mitología nórdica, donde los dioses caen y el mundo es destruido y renovado. En el uso moderno puede describir metafóricamente la decadencia o el colapso de una institución poderosa, un imperio o una época.

A phrase referring to the mythological end of the world in Norse mythology, where the gods fall and the world is destroyed and reborn. In modern usage, it can metaphorically describe the decline or downfall of a powerful institution, empire, or era.

1. Mythological eventC2formal

   In Norse mythology, the prophesied series of events leading to the death of major gods and the end of the world, followed by its rebirth.

   Crepúsculo de los dioses

   • The twilight of the gods is a central theme in Wagner's opera cycle.
   • Norse sagas vividly describe the twilight of the gods.
   • The concept of Ragnarök is often called the twilight of the gods.

2. Metaphorical endC2formal

   A figurative expression for the downfall or collapse of a powerful system, institution, or era.

   ocaso de los dioses

   • The fall of the empire was seen as the twilight of the gods.
   • Many viewed the company's bankruptcy as the twilight of the gods.
   • The novel depicts the twilight of the gods of the old aristocracy.