They were not 'afraid'. They took the necessary steps to oppose the Persian empire and were successful in beating them in several battles on land and sea in 480, 479, 468 and 450 BCE, finally signing a peace with then in 449 BCE
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, was the third king of the Persian Empire, reigning from 522 to 486 BCE. He is known for his administrative reforms and expansion of the empire, but he harbored animosity towards the Greeks, primarily due to their resistance against Persian rule. This animosity was exacerbated by events such as the Ionian Revolt, where Greek city-states rebelled against Persian control, and the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, where the Greeks achieved a surprising victory over his forces. Darius viewed the Greeks as a threat to his empire's stability and expansion.
Threat of annihilation by the Persian invasion
Persian War
The Persian leader defeated by the Greeks was Darius.
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
The Greeks prevailing over Persian expansionism gave to the Greeks confidence in their military arms to defeat Persian armies/navies .
The Persian Empire.
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
the Greeks and the Greeks lost
It essentially became a standoff - after the Greeks repelled the Persian attempt to incorporate them into the Persian empire, a peace was arranged and the Greeks went back to fighting each other. The Persian empire continued on until over-run by Macedonia.
Its called ''the Persian wars'' or the ''Greco-Persian wars''.
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, was the third king of the Persian Empire, reigning from 522 to 486 BCE. He is known for his administrative reforms and expansion of the empire, but he harbored animosity towards the Greeks, primarily due to their resistance against Persian rule. This animosity was exacerbated by events such as the Ionian Revolt, where Greek city-states rebelled against Persian control, and the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, where the Greeks achieved a surprising victory over his forces. Darius viewed the Greeks as a threat to his empire's stability and expansion.
Relieved.
Can you clarify where and when you are talking about, and what are Persian Greeks?
Poseidon doesn't hate Greeks, he doesn't really like Zeus for how hes treating him and Hates.