God (male deity)
God, as a male deity, contrasts with female deities, or "goddesses". While the term 'goddess' specifically refers to a female deity, words like 'gods' and 'deities' can be applied to all gods collectively, regardless of gender. They don't necesarily refer to male gods in specific. This article focuses on the last category.
While Jews, Muslims and Christians refer to their only God as 'Lord,' so speaking of Him as a male. The most prominent trinity of Hinduism (which can be seen as three aspects of the same God) is usually depicted as all male (Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu).In most polytheistic religions, both in history and in the present, male deities had the more prominent role. The Greek and Roman pantheon was ruled by Zeus or Jupiter, while Wodan had a similar role in the Germanic religion. When Egyptian religion developed closer to monotheism, it was Amun, a male god, who rose to the most prominent place.
War gods were, like the rulers of the pantheon, typically male, too; Ares/Mars and Toutatis are obvious examples. Wodan was both king of the gods and a god of war. Athena, a goddess also often associated with war and strategy, is a notable exception.