Ragnarok

Rag´na`rok´    (rå´nå`rǒk´)

n.

1.

(Norse Myth.) The so-called "Twilight of the Gods" (called in German Götterdämmerung), the final destruction of the world in the great conflict between the Æsir (gods) on the one hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ragnarok - myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil Gotterdammerung, Twilight of the Gods myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people