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  2. Phrygian cap - Wikipedia

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    Dacian prisoner with Phrygian cap, Roman statue from the 2nd century.. The Phrygian cap (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ (iː) ən / ⓘ FRIJ-(ee)-ən), also known as Thracian cap [1] [2] [3] and liberty cap, is a soft conical cap with the apex bent over, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe, Anatolia, and Asia.

  3. Phrygian helmet - Wikipedia

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    The Phrygian helmet is prominently worn in representations of the infantry of Alexander the Great's army, such on the contemporary Alexander sarcophagus. [7] The Phrygian helmet was in prominent use at the end of Greece's classical era and into the Hellenistic period, replacing the earlier 'Corinthian' type from the 5th century BC. [Note 1] [8]

  4. Phryges - Wikipedia

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    The Phrygian cap, a soft hat typically in red, was traditionally worn by freed slaves in Phrygia, an ancient kingdom located in present-day Turkey. [2] Since the 1789 storming of the Bastille state prison, which began the French Revolution, the Phrygian cap was worn as a symbol of liberty, including during the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3]

  5. List of hat styles - Wikipedia

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    A traditional hat of Assam, India. Plain and decorative jaapis are available. Kalpak: A traditional hat of Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Central Asia. Made primarily of lamb fur, it comes in a variety of regional styles. Karakul: A hat made from the fur of the Karakul breed of sheep, typically worn by men in Central and South Asia. Keffiyah or ...

  6. What is that? Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very French

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    Yet, the hat still carries the same revolutionary spirit it first did in 1789. The official Olympic Phryge mascot is a nod to the Phrygian cap, an emblematic accessory of the French revolutionaries. Revived from Roman times, when freed slaves used to wear it, the revolutionaries adopted it as a testimony to their values of freedom and ...

  7. What are Phyrges? Everything to know about the Paris ... - AOL

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    The mascot of the Paris Olympic Games may not seem all that mighty to those outside the host country, but that little red hat, known as a Phrygian cap (or a liberty cap), is a symbol of the French ...

  8. What is a Phryge? Meet the adorable Paris Olympic mascot ...

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    The Paris Olympic organizers announced that the Phryges, inspired by a red cap that is a national symbol in France, will be the mascots for the 2024 Olympics.

  9. Thracian clothing - Wikipedia

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    The Thracians wore a tunic, a cloak called zeira (Ancient Greek: ζείρα), a cap called alopekis (Ancient Greek: αλωπεκίς) made from the scalp of a fox with the ears visible, [1] other Phrygian cap styles, and fawnskin boots called embades (Ancient Greek: εμβάδες). Thracian clothing was sometimes decorated with intricate patterns.