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The Greeks wanted to destroy the Persian fleet to remove its threat to their cities.

The Persians wanted to destroy the Greek fleet so that the Greek cities would keep their armies at home defending their cities abainst amphibious attack, and they could then defeat the cities one by one, rather than allowing them to joint together in the field.

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