▁femin ine ▁" fire ," ▁or ▁power . ▁Am os ▁claims ▁the ▁title ▁reflect s ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁boys ▁being ▁dev oured ▁by ▁Pe le , ▁or ▁altern atively , ▁as ▁boys ▁wor sh ipping ▁Pe le . ▁ ▁Simon ▁Win chester , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Krak ato a , ▁stated ▁about ▁the ▁Pe le ▁myth : ▁" Like ▁many ▁leg ends , ▁this ▁old ▁y arn ▁has ▁its ▁basis ▁in ▁fact . ▁The ▁sea ▁attacks ▁vol cano es ▁– ▁the ▁waters ▁and ▁the ▁waves ▁er ode ▁the ▁fresh ▁laid ▁rocks . ▁And ▁this ▁is ▁why ▁Pe le ▁herself ▁moved , ▁sh ifting ▁always ▁to ▁the ▁younger ▁and ▁newer ▁vol cano es , ▁and ▁rel ent lessly ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁older ▁and ▁worn - out ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁north west ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁American ▁composer ▁Brian ▁Bal m ages ▁composed ▁a ▁piece ▁entitled ▁" P ele ▁for ▁Solo ▁Horn ▁and ▁Wind ▁Ens emble " ▁on ▁commission ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Pe el , ▁professor ▁of ▁French ▁Horn ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁F rost ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁Wind ▁Ens emble ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Gary ▁Green , ▁with ▁Jerry ▁Pe el ▁on ▁Horn . ▁ ▁Steven ▁Re ine ke ▁created ▁a ▁musical ▁composition ▁called ▁" G od dess ▁of ▁Fire " ▁which ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁life ▁of ▁Pe le . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁a ▁character ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁the