Ameipsias (Ancient Greek: Ἀμειψίας, fl.
late 5th century BC) of Athens was an Ancient Greek comic poet, a contemporary of Aristophanes, whom he twice bested in the dramatic contests.
It is at least certain that Socrates appeared in the play, and that the Chorus consisted of Φροντισταί.
[3][4] Aristophanes alludes to Ameipsias in The Frogs,[5] and we are told in the anonymous life of Aristophanes, that when Aristophanes first exhibited his plays under the names of other poets, Ameipsias applied to him the Greek proverb τετράδι γεγονώς, which means "a person who labours for others," an allusion to Heracles, who was born on the fourth of the month.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.