Gotterdammerung n 1: myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Ragnarok}, {Twilight of the Gods}]
Gotterdammerung \Got`ter*dam"mer*ung\, Gotterdaummmerung \G["o]t`ter*d[aum]m"mer*ung\n. [G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning, fate of the gods. --RHUD] (German mythology) 1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil. Syn: Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An opera by Richard Wagner. [PJC]