Amphis Comicus (Ἄμφις ὁ Κωμικός) was an Athenian poet of Middle Comedy, active in the 4th century BCE. The Suda, a 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia, records him as a comic poet and a contemporary of Plato, though this association is not precise [1]. He is sometimes confused with a namesake from Andros, but the surviving fragments are attributed to the Athenian Amphis [1].

Titles for approximately 28 plays are known, though only fragments survive. These include Alcmaeon, Dithyrambos, Gynaikokratia ("Government by Women"), Ialysos, Kouris, Ampelourgos ("The Vine-Dresser"), Dexidemides, and Pan [1][2]. All works are preserved fragmentarily through quotations in later authors like Athenaeus.

Amphis is a representative figure of Middle Comedy, the transitional period between Old Comedy's political satire and New Comedy's domestic focus. His fragments, dealing with mythological parody, everyday life, and social types, provide valuable insight into 4th-century Athenian theatrical culture and the evolution of Greek comedy [1][2].

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Damphis-bio-1 2. ToposText: https://topostext.org/author/356