Percy Jackson Why Do Gods Need Mortals

Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson book series are a modern interpretation of Greek and Roman mythology adapted to link antiquity narratives with the modern-day state of political and socials ideology. One of the most prevailing aspects of today’s society depicted in the Percy Jackson series that appeals to people as a collective is that of social hierarchy and balance. Hence why it is best to approach the novel series as a myth and to treat it as such.
In the Percy Jackson series, the Greek Gods are a powerful primordial force, capable of seemingly unlimited abilities who need mortals (their earthly children) to carry out the simplest of tasks (from the perspective of a god). Logically, the question is why do the gods need mortals if they are

more powerful? Putting this in today’s perspective, the question would be why do the rich need the poor if they possess most of the resources and power? The best approach to an answer lies in the need for social hierarchy (order) and balance. This is one of the most appealing ideologies derived from the Percy Jackson books that appeal to a lot of people: the importance of the individual regardless of his or her position in the social order to the collective, and to other individual much higher on the social hierarchy. For the same reasons the gods need their heroes, so do the rich need the poor and the government needs the people. One cannot exist without the other; the importance of a god lies on the number of people willing to serve and do his bidding and the wealth of the rich depends on the productivity of the individual that work for him. Therefore, the concept of individual significance is of ideological importance to the fans of the Percy Jackson series.