Two figures inspired by the iconic Phrygian-style red caps, which became popular during the French Revolution (1789-1799)are the official mascots of Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024the organization announced on Monday.
The “tribe of Phrygians” (phryge in French) are small people who claim to embody the spirit of “freedom” of France and uphold a part of its history, the president of the Parisian Olympic Committee told the press, Tony Estanguet.
Of this tribe, two stand out, the Olympic Phryge and Paralympic Phryge -with a prosthesis on his right leg-, which will be the brand image of the event.
“We wanted to distance ourselves from the general trend of making a mascot inspired by an animal, we chose something,” he added. Lakeduring the presentation held at the headquarters of the organization of Paris Olympicscan be found at Saint-Denis (north of Paris).
The person responsible for the brand Olympic Games Paris 2024, Julie Matikhineassured that in “all the revolutions that happened in FrancePhrygian caps are present, shaped like a conical hood with a curved tip and immortalized in paintings such as “The Revolution Leading the People” (Eugene Delacroix, 1830).
Matikhine He also emphasized that the fact of showing a prosthesis on one of the pets is a way of recognizing the disability but does not create taboos.
“For children, seeing the prosthesis is just a peculiarity,” explained the brand director, regarding the reaction of minors who saw it.
Source: La Verdad
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