... European epics were the driving force behind some of the wars and the reason why some of the gods favored the warriors. For example, Juno who is a god in the Aeneid favored Argive warriors and intervened on their behalf because she was jealous that Paris did not pick her as the fairest goddess. Another example of jealousy is the scenes were ... between the god's interactions in other European epic stories and The Tain. The Tain the gods do not intervene in wars physically like they do in the Iliad or the Aeneid. The Tain had more of a mystical interaction; there is a curse that is put o...

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