On our recent holiday in Greece, my wife and I were struck by the number of times the Prophet Elijah was brought to our minds. Almost the very first village we went to was itself called by that name (see photo for the path to it). Sign-posts, churches... till in the end I bought an icon of him after talking with the monk who welcomes visitors at Nea Filosofou monastery (near Dimitsana). Two questions to you:
1) Why do the vast majority of the icons of him depict him (as in mine) being fed by the raven, rather than his ascension in his chariot to heaven, or his presence at the 'Metamorphosis'/Transfiguration (though these do apepar as well of course)?
2) Why is he such an important and ubiquitous figure in Greece?