HEAR ME OUT! Percy Jackson as a love god; more specifically, as a god of faithful love (not to be confused with his sonetimes-brother Anteros as a god of requited love). This love can come romantically, platonically, familial, or just love of a concept (humanity, a passion, animals, you name it)
It's the love that empowers bravery and the willingness to sacrifice for others. It's the love that gives hope for a better future, if you're willing to work for it. It's the love that will let a person fall into hell for their loved ones. It's the love that causes a demigod to willingly take on an entire prophecy to protect his younger cousin.
Because face it, Percy Jackson is made of love. From the very first book where his main concern when fighting the Chimera were the innocent people around them to the SOM where he became protective of Clarisse the moment he noticed her looking truly nervous around her dad. It's love when looks out for Thalia even when they first didn't get along on the quest. It's love when he keeps searching for Nico and keeping his parentage a secret. It's love when he refuses to leave Nico behind even after Hera guaranteed him and his quest mates safety. It's love when he respects the nymph enough as a person that even the thought of him using his status as a son of Poseidon to strong-arm her into using her river makes him feel bad. It's love when he leaves Calypso's Island and it's love when he grieves that he couldn't remember everyone's names who were lost in the battle at camp. It's love that warns the enemy demigods to get off the boat he and Beckendorf were going to blow up and it's love when he welcomes them back into camp after the war. And most importantly, it's love for the demigods that cause him to turn down immortality in exchange for a better system.
