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Phryge, the friendly Paris Olympics 2024 mascot, and the real meaning of red liberty caps

By Kelly Summers, Assistant Professor of History, Department of Humanities, MacEwan University

While the red Phryge is endearing, the symbol’s fraught global history challenges the narrative of freedom and unity that the Olympics, and its French hosts in particular, want to tell.

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