Achilles says that if he were to fight or stay at home, his fate would be the same as that of any man. He would die as all mortals must (Homer 103). Even if Helen is the price of this war, he finds no meaning in fighting for her. Gray also mentions this event where Achilles questions the reasoning for war and says that it is not an important reason for him to risk his life (2). Homer's recognition of the ignorance of warriors who fight for women is demonstrated throughout the Iliad. Even though Helen's kidnapping was the reason for the outbreak of war, Browa notes that although they fight over her, no one in the Iliad gives a crucial reason for the fighting (5). Homer intentionally omitted this detail because it supports his idea that men have no reason to fight for women other than the fact that a woman is a trophy. This underlying motif is prevalent in the Iliad, from the reason for the outbreak of the Trojan War, Helen, to the removal of the war prizes of Agamemnon and Achilles, daughter of Chryses (Wilson 173) and de Brisies (Dué 114). Homer continually shows that women cause conflict, but he believes that the greatest heroes and warriors can learn from it.