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Symbolism
editMiss Freedom, also named "Goddess of Liberty" is an icon of the American Liberty. Miss Freedom was placed to represent freedom and liberty, based upon Greek and Roman personifications of liberty. Statues representing freedom and liberty were important symbols, especially after the American Civil War. The US Capitol Building also has a "Miss Liberty" Statue, known as the "Statue of Freedom." Georgia's Miss Freedom was not the only statehouse with a "Goddess of Liberty" at the top. There are also many states that have similar statutes to Miss Freedom on the top of their Capitol. The Texas State Capitol also has a "Goddess of Freedom" representation, dating from February 1888[1]. It is important to note that depictions of the Goddess of Liberty and Freedom was a Republican symbol, the party of Abraham Lincoln, and came to stand for the Union[2].
Miss Freedom represents all those who died defending Liberty and freedom. Miss freedom wears a Grecian draped robe. She holds a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left hand. The light represents truth and enlightenment, while the sword symbolizes the fight of people who seek liberty[3]. Also, the sword in her left-hand shows that people are ready to fight in defense of freedom[4].
The statute wears a Phrygian cap[5], or pileus, adorned with a star. Phrygian caps were placed on the shaved heads of freed slaves in Ancient Greece. As a result, the cap wore by Miss Freedom represents the freedom of American Slaves released after the Emancipation Proclamation.
- ^ "Texas Capitol Goddess of Liberty Statue". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Text "Bullock Texas State History Museum" ignored (help) - ^ Ames, A. D.; Bartley, C. G. (1879). The Spy of Atlanta: A Grand Military Allegory in Six Acts. A.D. Ames.
- ^ Pollack, Deborah C. (2015-01-18). Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-433-5.
- ^ Pollack, Deborah C. (2015-01-18). Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-433-5.
- ^ Pollack, Deborah C. (2015-01-18). Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-433-5.