What is the origin of the symbol for chaos, eight arrows in opposing directions?

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Eight arrows radiating out from a central hub comprises one of the most popular symbols for "chaos" in contemporary fantasy culture. Modern readers were fist exposed to it in the works of British fantasy novelist Michael Moorcock, who used a struggle between law and chaos, rather than good and evil, as a central theme in his stories. Many of Moorcock's themes seem to have been inspired by the myths, legends, and cosmology of India (although this has never been confirmed by anyone, including Moorcock). Indeed, there are many similarities between the Hindu epic the Ramayana and the saga of Corum, one of Moorcock's heroes. This would make sense, however, for a counterculture author during the 1960s and early '70s. Jul 01 03, 2:06 PM