The Titanic

The ship, RMS Titanic, got its name from the Titans in Greek mythology.  The Titans were godlike beings spawned from Gaea and Ouranos and ruled the earth before the gods.  They were overthrown by their children the gods in a lengthy war.  The Titanic was also a part of a series of ships called the Olympic class ocean liners.  Mount Olympus is the biggest mountain in Greece and was the home of the gods.  The ship was first discussed in a meeting between executives of the White Star Line in 1907.  The name Titanic was quite fitting given the enormous size of the ships and that the Titans were the size of gods.  What is interesting though is what happened to the Titanic on its maiden voyage.  The Titanic was sunk by an ice berg, which draws similarities to the actual Titans being killed by the gods.  Even though the designers obviously didn't think about this reason for the name, it still fits none the less.
  
Connor Baldwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic#Background
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(mythology)