The Big Elk Mountain Association Newsletter

“ the Phrygian Society takes its name from a “cap that was worn by the Phrygian people and has featured prominently in world culture ever since. Emancipated Roman slaves wore the Phrygian cap as an indication of their liberty. For a time, the cap was also worn in theater by any character who served as a ‘man of the people.’ According to the Revolutions de Paris, a chronicle printed during the French Revolution, the cap was ‘the symbol of the liberation from all servitudes, the sign for unification of all the enemies of despotism.’ ” - The Little Green Blog: Dunce Cap