The statue depicts Medusa holding a sword and the head of Perseus, a role reversal of Greek legend.
[1] The sculpture depicts a nude Medusa holding the head of Perseus in her right hand and a sword in her left.
[4] A photograph of Medusa, captioned "Be thankful we only want equality and not payback", went viral on social media in 2018.
A bronze replica of Medusa was installed in Collect Pond Park, facing the New York County Criminal Court building.
[8][9] Some have drawn comparison between Medusa and the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial, which took place at the New York County Criminal Court.