Why this ancient hat is the 2024 Olympic mascot. The Phrygian cap may be over 3,000 years old, and has ties to figures throughout history, from mythical King Midas to Paul Revere.

Lasser says the Phrygian cap originated in ancient Greece and Rome -- known as the headgear of a formerly enslaved person. "Like many ancient forms, it comes back into circulation in the kind of ...

The figure of Marianne is the personification of the French Republic and the national icon wears a Phrygian cap. Paris 2024 president, Tony Estanguet – an Olympic gold medalist in canoe slalom ...

The Phrygian cap derives its name from the ancient region of Phrygia, in what is now Turkey. Also known as a liberty cap, it inspired revolutionaries in both the Colonies and France.

Mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, right, and Paralympics Games, a Phrygian cap, jump during a preview in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

THE PHRYGIAN CAP AS AN EMBLEM. Share full article. Dec. 13, 1886. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 13, 1886, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

These carved facades, associated with the ancient Phrygian culture, are believed to represent shrines or temples of the mother goddess, Matar ("Mother").

They said they chose the cap as an “allegory of freedom.” The choice to use the Phrygian cap for the Paris Games seems to draw out links between modern France and the ancient world.

Mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, right, and Paralympics Games, a Phrygian cap, jump during a preview in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

PARIS, France — The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed — a Phrygian cap. The soft bright red cap, also known as a liberty cap, is an updated version of a ...

The choice to use the Phrygian cap for the Paris Games seems to draw out links between modern France and the ancient world. “The Phrygian cap embodies the ability we all have together when we ...