twilight of the gods

• Phrase renvoyant à la fin mythologique du monde dans la mythologie nordique, où les dieux tombent et le monde est détruit puis renaît. Dans l'usage moderne, elle peut décrire métaphoriquement le déclin ou l'effondrement d'une institution puissante, d'un empire ou d'une époque.

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.

   crépuscule des dieux

   • 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.

   crépuscule des dieux

   • 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.