Wordy wise

APHRODIETE — with hips and a belly like hers, this Greek goddess needed to lose more than a few kilograms. ARTEMISS — fabled hunterking who couldn’t hit a barn door with a cricket bat. PERMES — everyone marvelled how her hair kept so neat and tidy, all day long. ICARUST — his wax wings didn’t just melt in the sun before crashing to earth; he forgot to oil the corroded hinges. CASTANDRA — she could see into the future, but was never a soothsayer in a Hollywood movie. SISSYPHUS — a soppy mythical king who couldn’t stand spiders! Maurice bligh, Sittingbourne, Kent.