"Ungodly, god-like” captain of literature (4)

I believe the answer is:

ahab

(Other definitions for ahab that I've seen before include "Jezebel was wife of this King of Israel" , "Melville's whale chaser" , "Israelite king" , "Captain -, pursuer of Moby Dick" , "Husband of Jezebel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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