Scota

In Irish and Scottish mythology, Scota is the Egyptian ancestor of the Gaels who settled in Argyll and Caledonia, and who gave her name to the nation which came to be known as Scotland.

Edward J. Cowan traced the first mention of Scota in literature to the 12th century. Scota appears in the Irish chronicle Book of Leinster. However, a text found in the 11th-century Historia Brittonum contains an earlier reference to Scota. 12th-century sources state that Scota was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh, a contemporary of Moses, who married Gaytholos (Goídel Glas), the founder of the Scots and Gaels after being exiled from Egypt.

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	Scota, Egyptian Queen of the Scots by Ralph Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History Book for Scots: Selections from Scotichronicon by Walter Bower 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1998 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotichronicon, Volume 1: Books I and II by Walter Bower 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1447 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle of the Scottish Nation by John of Fordun 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1387 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Irish Identity of the Kingdom of the Scots in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (Studies in Celtic History, 18) (Volume 18) by Dauvit Broun 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun by Andrew of Wyntoun liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1908 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Matter of Scotland: Historical Narrative in Medieval Scotland by R. James Goldstein really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland and England, 1286 - 1815 by Roger A. Mason (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1987 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronica Gentis Scotorum, Volume 1 by John of Fordun 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1872 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars