"Is it the Eiffel Tower?" asks a puzzled US tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic mascot, Phryge, might resemble the iconic monument, a ...

It's a symbol of revolution and freedom, of striving. And it's a hat. It's an icon seen over centuries, from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. And yes, it's still a hat. More specifically, ...

The Phrygian cap, also known as the liberty cap, emerged as a potent symbol in 18th-century America and France Greg Daugherty - History Correspondent The Phrygian cap derives its name from the ancient ...

Flowing curls of hair swept back from a resolute gaze under her phrygian cap: President Emmanuel Macron presented on Thursday a distinctively modern face for France's traditional symbol of its ...

PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Phrygian caps will be the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots as organisers look to celebrate the French revolution's spirit. "'Phryges' aim to show that sport ...