Not only indigenous cultures use the feather as a symbol and ritual instrument. The Egyptian god Amun wore a double crown of feathers as a headdress. She distinguished him as a wind god. The Egyptian goddess Maat also had the feather as an attribute. The Egyptian hieroglyph for truth is a feather. In ancient Rome, the feather was an attribute of the goddess Juno, her sanctuaries were decorated with feathers. Among the Irish Celts, the wren's feather was an attribute of the goddess Macha. The feather was considered a protective symbol by seafarers. In Buddhism, the peacock feather is a symbol of openness.