Calambokidis is also a co-founder of Cascadia Research, a charter member of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and an adjunct faculty member at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
The statue of Zeus at Olympia was created by an artist known as the finest sculptor of the ancient world in the 5th century BCE, Phidias, who also worked on the Parthenon and the statue of Athena in Athens.
While publishers and editors are celebrating this boom for its own sake, the popularity of these titles is also being hailed as a good omen for novels, ahead of the London Book Fair at Olympia this week.
The first recorded Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C. The Games were also a religious festival held every four years to honor the Greek god Zeus.
" I'm absolutely thrilled that we're able to present to the world a completely new cultural experience using technology to re-create the ancient world of Olympia, " Mitsotakis told The Associated Press.
Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has emphasized the enduring values of the Olympic Movement in his address to the IOC Session in Ancient Olympia.
Targeted yachts include the Russia-flagged Graceful and the Cayman Islands-flagged Olympia, as well as two other yachts, both owned by Russian companies.