Amphitryon or Amphitruo is a Latin play for the early Roman theatre by playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is Plautus’s only play on a mythological subject. The play is mostly extant, but has a large missing section in its latter portion.

Amphitryon (/ æmˈfɪtriən /; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.

Complete summary of Plautus's Amphitryon. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Amphitryon.

CREON, King of Thebes, being at war with the Teleboans or Taphians, under the command of Ptereias, sends an army against them. This is commanded by Amphitryon, who leaves his wife Alcmena pregnant at his departure from Thebes.

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Aug 20, 2005 · xi INTRODUCTION. Little is known of the life of Titus Maccius Plautus. He was born about 255 B.C. at Sarsina, in Umbria; it is said that he went to Rome at an early age, worked at a theatre, saved some money, lost it in a mercantile venture, returned to Rome penniless, got employment in a mill and wrote, during his leisure hours, three plays.

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Amphitruo is at the height of his anger when suddenly there is loud thunder, a sign of Jupiter’s presence. Amphitruo collapses. His maid Bromia leaves the house and tells him that Alcumena has given birth to twins. She convinces him that Alcumena is innocent because the other Amphitruo is Jupiter himself.

Plautus' Amphitruo is the sole specimen of mythological burlesque in ancient comedy to come down to us in nearly complete form. This sex farce delighted Roman audiences and readers for centuries and continues to inspire adaptations to this day.