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τὸ τῶν νεῶν, τὸ τῶν Ἑρμῶν, the matter of the ships, the affair of the Hermae, Th. 4.23, 6.60 ; τὰ τοῦ Ἀρριβαίου πράσσειν to promote the interests of Arrhibaeus, Id. 4.83, cf. 6.89, etc.; τὸ τῆς τύχης, = ἡ τύχη, Id. 4.18 ; τὰ τῆς τύχης accidents, chance events, ib. 55 ; τὰ γὰρ φθιτῶν τοῖς ὁρῶσι κόσμος performance of the rites due to the dead befits the living, E. Supp. 78 (lyr.); τὰ τῶν θεῶν that which is destined by the gods, S. Tr. 498 (lyr.) : hence with neut. of Possessive Pron., τὸ ἐμόν, τὸ σόν, what regards me or thee, my or thy business or interests, S. Aj. 124, El. 251, etc.: and with gen. of 3 pers., τὸ τῆσδε E. Hipp. 48. But τό τινος is freq. also, a manʼs word or saying, as τὸ τοῦ Σόλωνος Hdt. 1.86 ; τὸ τοῦ Ὁμήρου as Homer says, Pl. Tht. 183e ; also τά τινος so-and-soʼs house, Ar. V. 1432, D. 54.7, Theoc. 2.76, Herod. 5.52, Ev.Luc. 2.49.