▁and ▁the ▁for ges ▁of ▁He pha est us ▁were ▁said ▁also ▁to ▁be ▁under ne ath ▁it . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Et na ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁active ▁vol cano es ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁an ▁almost ▁constant ▁state ▁of ▁activity . ▁The ▁fert ile ▁vol can ic ▁so ils ▁support ▁extensive ▁agricult ure , ▁with ▁v ine y ards ▁and ▁orch ards ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁lower ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁the ▁broad ▁P lain ▁of ▁Cat ania ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁history ▁of ▁recent ▁activity ▁and ▁nearby ▁population , ▁Mount ▁Et na ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁Dec ade ▁Vol cano ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁S ites . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁and ▁fol kl ore ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁Et na ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁α <0xE1> <0xBC> <0xB4> θ ω ▁( a ith ō ), ▁meaning ▁" I ▁burn ", ▁through ▁an ▁i ot ac ist ▁pron unci ation . ▁In ▁Class ical ▁Greek , ▁it ▁is ▁called ▁ ▁( A ít n ē ), ▁a ▁name ▁given ▁also ▁to ▁Cat ania ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁In essa . ▁In ▁Latin ▁it ▁is ▁called ▁A et na . ▁In ▁Arab ic , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁▁ ▁( the ▁Mountain ▁of ▁Fire ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁M ung ib ed du ▁in ▁Sic ilian ▁and ▁Mong ib ello