There are actually numerous stories of jealousy/pride among and within the gods. Parvati and Manasa, for example; Vishnu and Brahma arguing who the supreme deity truly was: Lakshmi and Saraswati fighting over Vishnu; the Tridevi attempting to tarnish Anasuya's purity; and, of course, Parvati and Ganga.
Jealousy and hubris are humanizing; many polytheistic/pantheistic and pre-Abrahamic religions imbue deities with such emotions. It works effectively to strengthen the understanding of the deities by humans. An abstract myth about ancestral principles or the vastness of nature might not reach every mind. If the universe is anthropomorphized, however, it suddenly becomes relatable and familiar.
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