Achilles says that if he had had to fight or stay at home his fate would have been the same as any man's. He would die as all mortals must (Homer 103). Even though Helen is the prize of this war, he finds no point in fighting for her. Gray also mentions this event where Achilles questions the reasons for the war and says that she 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 shown throughout the Iliad. Even though Helen's kidnapping was the reason for starting the war, Browa notes that although they fight for her, no person in the Iliad provides a crucial reason that justifies the fighting (5). Homer intentionally left out this detail because it supports his idea that men have no reason to fight for women except that a woman is a trophy. This underlying motif is widespread throughout the Iliad, from the motif that started the Trojan War, Helen, to the removal of Agamemnon's war prizes and Achilles, the daughter of Chryses (Wilson 173) and Brisie (Dué 114) . Homer continually shows that women cause conflict, but he believes that the greatest heroes and warriors can learn from them