Aristomenes of Alyzeia (Ἀριστομένης Ἀλυζιεύς) was a Greek comic poet of the 3rd century BCE from Alyzeia in Acarnania [1]. The Suda identifies him as a contemporary of Alexis and Amphis, notes his competition at Athenian festivals, and records a victory at the Lenaea [1]. His floruit places him in the transitional period from Middle to New Comedy.

Two comedies are attributed to him: Admetus (Ἄδμητος) and The Pipe-Player (Αὐλητρίς) [1]. Athenaeus credits him with a third, The Titans (Τιτᾶνες) [2]. All are lost, surviving only in fragments and titles, such as a mention of a pastry preserved by Athenaeus [2].

Aristomenes is a minor figure whose significance lies in his chronological position. He represents the later evolution of comedy, as the genre shifted from mythological satire toward the domestic plots of New Comedy [2]. His scant fragments contribute to the understanding of the largely lost corpus of Middle Comedy.

Sources 1. Suda, Alpha 3930 (Suda On Line): https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/3930 2. Perseus Digital Library, Aristomenes entry: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0104:entry=aristomenes-bio-1