In Greek legendary history, Polycrite (Πολυκρίτη) was a maiden of Naxos who, as her home city was besieged by the armies of Miletus and Erythraea,[1] came to be loved by the Erythraean general Diognetus, and devised a stratagem which led to the victory of the Naxians.
As the Milesian army was celebrating a religious festival, Polycrite asked Diognetus if she could send some bakery to her brothers in the besieged city.
He permitted and even encouraged her to do so; she then enclosed a tablet with a note in a loaf of bread, instructing her brothers to take advantage of the fact that the Milesians were going to get drunk during the celebrations, and to attack at night.
When Polycles, a brother of Polycrite, received the message, he was unsure whether they could trust Diognetus, but eventually a decision was made in favor of action.
The following night, the Naxians broke through the blockading wall with assistance of Diognetus who held up a signal light and left a gate open for them.