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Antiphanes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφάνης; c. 408 to 334 BCE) was a playwright of Middle Comedy. According to Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, he is regarded as one of the most important writers of Middle Comedy alongside Alexis.

Antiphanes was said to have written as many as 365 comedies, and 140 titles of his works are known. His first play was produced about 385 BC. According to the Suda, he won 13 victories in dramatic competitions, including 8 at the Lenaea. In his later career he was a pioneer of the New Comedy. Demetrius of Phalerum and Dorotheus of Ascalon wrote treatises on Antiphanes.

According to the Suda, Antiphanes died after being struck by a pear.

His son, Stephanus, was also a comic writer.