 According to the Middle Irish language synthetic history "Lebor Gabála Érenn" she was the daughter of Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt.Other sources say that Scota was the daughter of Pharaoh Neferhotep I of Egypt and his wife Senebsen, and was the wife of Míl, that is Milesius, and the mother of Éber Donn and Érimón.Míl had given Neferhotep military aid against ancient Ethiopia and was given Scota in marriage as a reward for his services.