Hercules Season 1 Episode 43 Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods ( Air Date 1998-11-18 ) Genre Comedy, Kids, Animation, Action & Adventure category. Overview "Loki, from Norse mythology, recruits Herc for the position of Thunder God, however what he does not explain is that Loki is plotting a cosmic takeover and exploits Herc's strength and incompetence in freeing the giant ice wolf Nimmelfir thus bringing on Ragnarock- the Twilight of the Gods.".