SPOILERS Following Dark question

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Cheery

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Marked as spoilers for anyone who has yet to read Thud!

I have a plan of getting the symbol of the following dark tattooed and have done some research into symbols of the roundworld that may look similar. Mainly so I can avoid getting an accidentally insensitive tattoo, but also because I'm curious about what may have been an inspiration for the story of the following dark.

The closest I've found are the eye of Horus and the eye of Ra, as symbols of eyes with tails.
 
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Tonyblack

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I believe the Following Dark is quite a popular choice for Discworld fans - meaning that DW fans will certainly recognise it. I don't know what the inspiration for the symbol was, although it was suggested that one of the other symbols mentioned in the book was similar to the signs for the Underground Railway in London.
 

RathDarkblade

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Cheery, the Following Dark doesn't have a tail. Here are the Dark signs ...



The Following Dark is definitely similar to the London Underground signs. I suspect you mean the Summoning Dark.
 

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