Polycritus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Polycritus son of Crius
in the texts
On the Crown
Athenian ambassador mentioned by Philip.
—Your ambassadors, Cephisophon and Democritus and Polycritus, visited me and discussed the release of the vessels commanded by Leodamas.
The Histories
Aeginetan captain who recaptures a comrade from a Sidonian ship, taunts Themistocles mid-battle, and is named among the most courageous fighters at Salamis.
Among individuals they were Polycritus the Aeginetan and the Athenians Eumenes of Anagyrus and Aminias of Pallene, the one who pursued Artemisia.
When Polycritus saw the Attic ship, he recognized it by seeing the flagship's marking and shouted to Themistocles, mocking and reproaching him concerning the Medizing of the Aeginetans.
Polycritus had rammed a Sidonian ship, the one which had captured the Aeginetan ship that was on watch off Sciathus, and on it was Pytheas son of Ischenous, the one the Persians marvelled at when severely wounded and kept aboard their ship because of his virtue.