<page_title> Ancient Greek units of measurement </page_title> <section_title> Length </section_title> <table> <cell> daktylos <col_header> Unit </col_header> </cell> <cell> δάκτυλος <col_header> Greek name </col_header> </cell> <cell> finger <col_header> Description </col_header> </cell> <cell> pous <col_header> Unit </col_header> </cell> <cell> πούς <col_header> Greek name </col_header> </cell> <cell> foot <col_header> Description </col_header> </cell> </table>
Some Greek measures of length were named after parts of the body, such as the δάκτυλος (daktylos) or finger, and the πούς (pous) or foot.