How did Mount Vesuvius come to be called so?
        
        
     
    
 replied to:  hanso
         
        
            
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        One theory is that Vesuvius comes from VESVVIVS which is the english morphed name of Huēsou huios which belonged to Heracles
        
        
     
    
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        Ou is sounded like V when spoken in English