At first glance, the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games may look like a red triangle with arms, but it's actually a Phrygian cap — a symbol of freedom in France's history. The mascot for ...

The Phryge is the latest in a long line of Olympic mascots. Here's what to know about the official mascot of the 2024 Games in Paris.

A woman wears a Phrygian cap during the convention of volunteers for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The hat is a national symbol of France, but its origins go back 3,000 years ...

Judging from well-preserved Phrygian inscriptions, this prominent inscription on Arslan Kaya likely gave the name of the person responsible for creating or dedicating this monument to the mother ...

What’s a Phryge? Here's everything you need to know about the official 2024 Olympic mascot in Paris, including history, meaning, pronunciation and more: ...

Armenians, a population in Western Asia historically inhabiting the Armenian highlands, were long believed to be descendants of Phrygian settlers from the Balkans. This theory originated largely ...

King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. No monarch ever actually possessed a divine touch (or ...

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 ...

One classics specialist believes he has solved the centuries-long debate over an ancient Phrygian monument. In April, Penn State University professor Mark Munn had a chance to photograph the ...

Archeologists discovered a well-preserved royal tomb chamber that dates back to 8th century BCE in northwestern Turkey.

It may not be immediately obvious what the mascot for Paris 2024 is, but the Olympic and Paralympic Phryges are here for a reason.

In the remote highlands of Phrygia, Professor Mark Munn of Pennsylvania State University has deciphered part of the inscription on the Arslan Kaya monument, also known as the “Lion Rock.” This finding ...