Behind Paris Olympic Mascot :-the Cap of liberty

Subject : History

Context:

Mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are based on the enduring idea of liberty, taking the form of Phrygian caps, the headwear that has symbolised freedom for the French for centuries.
What is the history of a Phrygian cap:
The origin of the Phrygian cap, also known as the liberty cap and bonnet rouge, is tied to the history of suppressed people.
The cap’s floppy design can be traced to the pileus or pilos hats that were given as signs of freedom to Roman slaves.
In Greek and Roman mythology, the twins Castor and Pollux hatched from an egg and are shown wearing the pileus just as slaves are seen as being born into new life with their freedom.
Headdress became a matter of importance in asserting political identity and loyalty during the FrenchRevolution (1787–99).
Hats adorned with a tricolour ribbon cockade became symbols of patriotism,while the liberty cap or bonnet rouge became a symbol of the Revolution.
During the Third Republic in France, announced in 1870, Marianne began to appear in statues and busts either as a revolutionary figure or a wise woman.
Incidentally,in some cases, it was thought that the Phrygian cap was too seditious and Marianne was made to wear a diadem or a crown
Nonetheless,to this day,the red cap is associated in France with liberty.
It is also an international symbol of liberty present in many emblems in North and SouthAmerica