ABSTRACT
Roman mythology holds that humans obtained fire from the gods on Mount Olympus to meet their
needs for light and heat. In much of today’s industrialized world, the use of electricity has edged out fire
for these age-old needs. However, the convenient use of electricity is now faced with increasing cost and
concerns about the availability and environmental consequences of the fuels that are needed to produce
it. Can those Roman gods again come to mankind’s aid?
