His story (1 Kings 16-21; 2 Kings 1-2) resembles a hero story. He matches the biblical archetype of the prophet of God.
(The Origin of the Bible: Newly Updated by F. F. Bruce, J. I. Packer, Philip W. Comfort, and Carl F. H. Henry, 2020. The Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken, Page 131-132)