Almost all rulers from the Antiquity belived, and/or forced their people to believe, they had the right to rule by direct divine intervention.
Judaism, with Abram (later renamed Abraham by Yahweh), took a step further.
The followers of Abram, after the Sacred Covenant, were entitled as the "God's Chosen People", which did not happened in other ancient religions, who respected the existence of other gods.
Christians, as well as buddhists, animists or any other religion followers, are not considered as "Chosen People" by Yahweh.
Modern anthropology consider these considerations as a form of ethnocentrism.
because they are a high place and their territory is their heaven No, it means they are royal blood and they are near God. They use the mandate of Heaven which means that God gave them the right to rule.
The Horus weapon, known as the "hekha" or "hekau," was a symbol of power and protection in ancient Egyptian mythology. It was associated with the god Horus, who was the god of the sky and kingship. The weapon was believed to be used in battles to defeat enemies and protect the pharaoh. In ceremonies, it was used to symbolize the pharaoh's authority and divine right to rule.
Beacuse zues decides on 3 main parts. the god of the sky and god of the gods, and ruler of the sea and earthquakes, and the underworld. Zeus got the sky and he GAVE posiden the sea and gave hades the underworld. Hades did not chooes the underworld and him and sues have never gotten along.
Hermes is the God of, messenger's, and travel.
Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld.
The Sumerians believed in divine kingship, which asmeant that the right to rule was god-given.
Some did it depends what god.
the monarchs
The Egyptian pharaoh rule and derive their authority from god and were considered divine. From the chapter I of "The West" under "The kings and the gods in the old kingdom".
god gave them the right to rule
monarchs or pages
God gave them the right. They thought this to be true.
divine right theory
divine right theory
The Sumerians believed in the divine right of kings, which meant that the right to rule was god-given.
This was formally known as the divine right of kings.
This was formally known as the divine right of kings.