Semonides wrote a poem, in which he explained his views of women. He says that there are different types of women, associating them with different animals and even the ocean. He says that some are like foxes, and some are like pigs. He lists off multiple other creatures, and ultimately says that they are all dangerous. He says that they can be deceptive, and you may think that they are nice, but are always ready to take down a man with an unforeseen attack. He emphasized this danger towards the end of the poem. This danger and fear of women is not far from how Homer first characterized Circe in The Odyssey.
In The Odyssey, Odysseus finds himself and his men on an island with a need to rest. They see smoke rising from within the island, and Odysseus sends half of his men to see what it is. Upon their arrival, the goddess Circe leads all the men, except one, inside of her home. They enjoy a meal, and Circe uses magic to turn them into pigs. This is, interestingly, similar to how Semonides describes women in his poem, deceptive and dangerous. The only difference here is the Homer later wrote Circe as a less dangerous, and more accepting and sympathetic being. This steers away from that belief that all women are dangerous, that was previously read in Semonides poem