The
pous ( podes; ,
poûs) or
Greek foot ( feet) was a
Greek unit of
length. It had various subdivisions whose lengths varied by place and over time. 100 podes made up one
plethron, 600 podes made up a
stade (the Greek
furlong) and 5000 made up a
milion (the
Greek mile). The Greek pous also has long, median and short forms.