Axel May
2:11 p.m., November 14, 2022
A Phrygian cap, an allegory of freedom and the Republic, is the symbol chosen as the mascot by the teams for the next Olympic Games. The mascot was unveiled on Monday. It is a tribe of little Phrygian caps, which have been called the Phryges. The Phryges show Paris 2024’s desire to create disruptive mascots, mascots that tell something different from what we are used to seeing”.
She arrived ! The Paris 2024 Olympic Games mascot was revealed on Monday. At the microphone of Europe 1, Julie Matikhine, Paris 2024 brand manager, explains the meaning of the new mascot: “It’s a tribe of little Phrygian caps, which we called the Phryges. The Phryges show the will to Paris 2024 to create disruptive mascots, mascots that tell something different from what we are used to seeing”.
The brand manager continues: “Our mascots are an ideal if not an animal. And this ideal is that of freedom and the Republic”.
A republican symbolism
These mascots look like Phrygian caps. Red in color, with blue eyes, a small mouth, arms, the logo of the Games on their stomachs, they also wear a Republican cockade and sneakers. The Paralympic mascot with a blade replacing a leg. Some will say that these mascots look more like big hens, others like the character of Patrick in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Mascots on sale from Tuesday
From Tuesday, products derived from these “Phryges” will be on sale, with a best-seller already announced: the Phrygian cap plush. They will initially be sold exclusively at Carrefour, in a large network of toy stores (Jouet Club, La Grande Récré, etc.), souvenir and travel products (Airports, service stations, etc.), in the Paris 2024 at the Halles in Paris which is inaugurated this Monday, as well as on the Paris 2024 online site.
Source: Europe1
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