How to reinterpret the phrase 'kingship descended from heaven' according to the ancient astronaut theory?

Hello! This question is super interesting and right up my alley. Let's ditch the textbooks and look at the phrase "王权从天而降" (The right to rule descended from heaven) through the mind-bending lens of the "Ancient Astronaut Theory." You'll discover a whole new story.

"The Right to Rule Descended from Heaven"? Ancient Astronaut Theory Demands a Different Perspective

First, we need to understand how our ancestors thought. In ancient times, whether it was the East's "Son of Heaven" (天子) or the West's "divine right of kings," the core idea was similar: the power of emperors and kings wasn't seized by themselves; it was granted by Heaven (or God, or some deity). What was the benefit of this? Simple: it made the common people submit! "Don't rebel, I'm the chosen one! Rebelling against me is rebelling against Heaven!" This was a form of propaganda for legitimizing rule.

Alright, background set. Now, let's put on our "Ancient Astronaut Theory" glasses and start "decoding."

1. Redefining "Heaven" and "Gods"

This is the most crucial step. In this theory:

"Heaven" (天) ≠ The sacred, ethereal paradise we understand.
- "Heaven" = Beyond the sky, meaning Outer Space.
"Gods" (神) ≠ Omnipotent, invisible deities.
- "Gods" = Highly advanced intelligent beings who came to Earth from "Heaven" (Outer Space) in vehicles (UFOs), i.e., aliens (Ancient Astronauts).

See? With this "translation," the entire meaning of the phrase shifts dramatically.

2. The New Interpretation of "The Right to Rule Descended from Heaven"

Plugging the redefined terms back into the original phrase:

"The right to rule was given by beings who descended from Outer Space."

Put together: The authority to rule humanity was bestowed by a highly advanced civilization (aliens) who came from outer space.

Suddenly, it's no longer mythology, but a piece of "prehistoric science fiction."

3. Core Evidence: The Sumerian Civilization and the Anunnaki

The Ancient Astronaut Theory's favorite example is the Sumerian civilization, one of Earth's earliest.

The Sumerian King List: This is a genuine artifact, a clay tablet recording the successive kings of Sumer. The very first line of this list states: "After the kingship descended from heaven..." This opening line seems tailor-made for the Ancient Astronaut Theory!
The Extraordinarily Long Reigns of the Early Kings: The King List also records something astonishing. For example, the eight kings before the Great Flood each reigned for tens of thousands of years! One king ruled for 28,800 years, another for 36,000 years. This is impossible to explain with a normal human lifespan.
- Theoretical Interpretation: These "kings" weren't humans at all. They were the long-lived alien visitors – the Anunnaki. In Sumerian mythology, the Anunnaki were the sky gods who came from the planet Nibiru (a hypothetical planet). They themselves ruled directly on Earth for a very long time.
The Emergence of "Demigods": After the Great Flood, the reigns recorded on the King List drastically shortened, though still lasting hundreds or thousands of years. Later, they gradually approached normal human lifespans.
- Theoretical Interpretation: These were likely the "demigod" offspring resulting from unions between the Anunnaki and humans, or human agents chosen by them. They possessed some "divine" lineage or knowledge, hence living longer and knowing more than ordinary people. These individuals became the first human kings to be "authorized."

4. Why Do This? The Alien "Management Philosophy"

So why would aliens go to the trouble of establishing "kingship"?

Convenient Management: Imagine you're the CEO of an alien mining corporation (e.g., the Anunnaki came to Earth to mine gold), and you've created or modified a local workforce (early humans). You can't micromanage everything, right? The best solution is to appoint a "foreman" from among the laborers, giving him some privileges and advanced tools to manage the others. This "foreman" was the earliest "king."
Knowledge Transmission: When aliens imparted knowledge like astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, and architecture to humans, there needed to be a channel for receiving and disseminating it. Kings and the priestly class became this "knowledge intermediary." They safeguarded the wisdom from the "gods" and used it to consolidate their rule.
Lineage Continuation: If the "king" was a hybrid offspring of aliens and humans, then "royal bloodline" became critically important. This ensured the ruling class always retained a touch of the "divine," distinguishing them from commoners and guaranteeing the stable inheritance of power within their inner circle. The so-called "blue-blooded nobility" might be quite literal in this theory.

To summarize, here's the new "script":

Long, long ago, a group of aliens known as the Anunnaki came to Earth. For a specific purpose (like mining), they needed human assistance. To manage human society efficiently, they established an order, with "kingship" at its core.

Phase One: They ruled directly themselves. These are the "divine kings" with extraordinarily long reigns listed at the start of the Sumerian King List.
Phase Two: They selected human elites, or produced offspring through unions with humans, to act as their proxies in ruling humanity. This is the "kingship descended from heaven" – the transfer of power to humans.
Phase Three: These chosen kings, to explain the source of their authority to the populace, wove the myth of the "divine right of kings." Over time, people forgot the original "aliens," remembering only the vague concepts of "gods" and "heaven."

Therefore, from this perspective, the phrase "the right to rule descended from heaven" might not be a metaphor, but a real, albeit time-worn and obscured, record of a prehistoric event. It ceases to be mere myth and becomes a historical enigma hidden within mythology.

Of course, this is just a fascinating theory, an alternative lens for interpreting history, and it hasn't been proven by mainstream academia yet. However, it does connect many isolated ancient myths and unsolved mysteries from around the world, offering a logically coherent grand narrative. Pretty cool, right?