[Illustration: An eagle pecking at the heart of a bearded man, chained to
a rock, with the inscription: "Cor ex est numquam ex cordis regina
volantum".]

THE TWILIGHT
OF THE GODS:
AND OTHER TALES

BY

RICHARD GARNETT

MDCCCCIII


TO

HORACE HOWARD FURNESS
AND
GEORG BRANDES.
DABO DUOBUS TESTIBUS MEIS




CONTENTS


The Twilight of the Gods
The Potion of Lao-Tsze