Background (see https://greenlantern.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lantern_(Alan_Scott)):
Unlike others who bear the name "Green Lantern", Alan Scott's power does not come from the
Guardians of the Universe, but from the
Starheart,
a magical entity once imprisoned by the Guardians. The Starheart found
its way to Earth where, in 1939, in the shape of a lantern, it saved
Alan from a train wreck. At the lantern's mental direction, Alan
fashioned a ring from it that allowed him to tap the Starheart's great
power. Perhaps influenced subconsciously by the Starheart's history,
Alan adopted the identity of Green Lantern (the name of the great Corps
administered by the Guardians).