What's your god's gender?

[Utis]

I love the fact that in crawl the gender of gods is undecided, since this leaves room for the player's imagination. So, have you settled on something in your mind? For me, most are still ambigous, though I think I prefer Kiku to be female and gravitate towards Ely and Fedhas being male. For some reasons. I don't like the usual male/female cliches, though, so I sometimes question myself.

The only one that is clear to me is Okawaru. For me she's definitely a woman, because I've been enjoying "Xena, Warrior Princess" too much (yeah, it is cheesy, that's why I love it). I imagine her to be like the old Xena before her conversion to Goody Twoshoes. Whenever I invoke Heroism before a fight, I feel like I'd want to play Xena's battle theme and yodel, when I rush in.

Though, with my success rate, I suppose I should rather play this.

[Davion Fuxa]

Ashenzari, shackled god of divinations. - Male
Beogh, god of the orcs. - Male
Cheibriados, the slow god. - Male
Elyvilon, god of healing. - Male
Fedhas Madash, a god of plants. - Female
Jiyva, god of slimes. - Female
Kikubaaqudgha, an evil demon-god of necromantic magic. - Female
Lugonu, god of the Abyss. - Male
Makhleb, an evil god of slaughter and bloodshed. - Female
Nemelex Xobeh, the trickster god. - Female
Okawaru, god of battle. - Male
Sif Muna, god of magic and mystical secrets. - Female
The Shining One, a good god of honourable crusade against evil. - Female
Trog, a violent god of rage. - Male
Vehumet, god of destructive magic. - Male
Xom, god of chaos. - Female
Yredelemnul, god of death. - Female
Zin, a good god of law and purity. - Male

My Take on Genders - though I'm sure if you asked me another time, some of those choices might switch.

[Hirasi]

Okawaru is one of the gods that's most male in my mind, because the image I have of him in my mind is a cross between the old master of martial arts archetype and a samurai. The god that's most female to me is Sif Muna, who I picture as the stern librarian of magic. Most of the other gods work as either male or female for me, though there are also gods where I've settled on them not really having a gender. I picture Fedhas Madash and Jiyva as more 'forces of nature' (Jiyva is slime and Fedhas is plants), and Xom would probably switch genders just for the hell of it.

[inkydood]

I'm grateful the devs leave this open to interpretation. Here's the mythology I've constructed based on existing tropes and the niche each god seems to fill:

Ashenzari- The only one I'm really undecided on, I prefer to leave Ash a mystery.
Beogh - I always figured male, but now that I think about it, a female god of the orcs would be pretty interesting?
Cheibriados - Male. Incomprehensibly old and contemplative.
Elyvilon - The embodiment of female compassion.
Fedhas Madash - Female, in the tradition of the earth-mother/fertility goddess. Though, the name sounds male.
Jiyva - A genderless mass of sliminess.
Kikubaaqudgha - I see Kiku as a thin, skeletal "Death" figure who no longer has a discernible gender.
Lugonu - Female. C'mon, it's Lucy. Besides, as the outcast seeking revenge, "hell hath no fury..."
Makhleb- I'm split between seeing him as a generic "king of demons" versus a disembodied force of destruction.
Nemelex Xobeh - Male, but lacking the masculine qualities of his peers.
Okawaru - Male. Thanks in part to Wiglaf, I associate him to some extent with Mountain Dorfs.
Sif Muna - Female. Very clever and intelligent but not wise as Chei.
The Shining One - Genderless. TSO strikes me as an abstract, disembodied deity, not a mythological, lowercase g "god".
Trog- Male. I mean, it's "Brothers in Arms," not "Sisters in Arms."
Vehumet - The masculine counterpart to Sif-- more focused and single-minded, destroys opponents rather than outwitting them.
Xom - unknown/variable. Xom is whatever it wants to be, and likes to keep you guessing.
Yredelemnul - Male, though in decay and on his way to looking like Kiku.
Zin - The masculine counterpart to Elyvilon. Prefers justice to mercy.

[Sar]

a female god of the orcs would be pretty interesting

http://incursion-roguelike.org/man/Pantheon.html#KH

Never gave much thought to the topic myself though. The only interpretation that strikes me as weird is Lugonu having a gender at all - c'mon, it's a deity whose domain is an infinite realm of everlasting chaos.

[nicolae]

All of them are both, IMO.

[TwilightPhoenix]

Ashenzari- Male
Beogh - Male
Cheibriados - Male
Elyvilon - Probably male, but female could easily work too
Fedhas Madash - Female
Jiyva - Slime
Kikubaaqudgha - Male
Lugonu - Female
Makhleb- Male
Nemelex Xobeh - Male
Okawaru - Male
Sif Muna - Female
The Shining One - Male
Trog- Male
Vehumet - Male
Xom - Whichever is more hilarious
Yredelemnul - Male
Zin - Male

[cursednobleman]

Ashenzari- Someone into bondage, definitely a reciever.
Beogh - Reverse Rascist
Cheibriados - Perpetually Stoned Guru
Elyvilon - Idealistic Pascifist
Fedhas Madash - Vegan Hippie
Jiyva - Obviously Genderless
Kikubaaqudgha - Angry Goth
Lugonu - Psycho Girl
Makhleb - Anarchist
Nemelex Xobeh - Guy with a Gambling addiction
Okawaru - Ugly Girl that everyone dates for -2 hats, then leaves because other gods are hotter
Sif Muna - Nerdy Girl
The Shining One - Holier than thou jerkwad with angels that attack you anyway.
Trog- Guy with Control and Anger Issues
Vehumet - Arsonist
Xom - Troll
Yredelemnul - Mopey Goth
Zin - Guy obsessed with rules.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashenzari, shackled god of divinations. - Mysterious, only Minmay knows, and they aren't telling.
Beogh, god of the orcs. - Male
Cheibriados, the slow god. - Male
Elyvilon, god of healing. - Female
Fedhas Madash, a god of plants. - Male
Jiyva, god of slimes. - Hermaphrodite.
Kikubaaqudgha, an evil demon-god of necromantic magic. - Death.
Lucy, god of the Abyss. - Female
Makhleb, an evil god of slaughter and bloodshed. - The more evil side of the Force of Destruction which also includes Trog and Vehumet.
Nemelex Xobeh, the trickster god. - Raven.
Okawaru, god of battle. - Male
Sif Muna, god of magic and mystical secrets. - Female
The Shining One, a good god of honourable crusade against evil. - Male
Trog, a violent god of rage. - The more natural side of the Force of Destruction which also includes Mahkleb and Vehumet.
Vehumet, god of destructive magic. - The more enlightened side of the Force of Destruction which also includes Trog and Mahkleb.
Xom, god of chaos. - Sentient waffle covered in marion berry jam.
Yredelemnul, god of death. - Female
Zin, a good god of law and purity. - Male

[Grimm]

I'm more interested in which gods fold their toilet paper, and which scrunch.

[Jabberwocky]

I'm more interested in which gods fold their toilet paper, and which scrunch.

Now with 200% more thread.

[white_noise]

I always assumed that all the gods are male. Probably because all of them refered to as "god", not "goddes".

[Bloax]

Ashenzari - Sounds female. Also the one god who actually wants to be nice to you. But of course, the other major gods got all jelly and decided to pin the poor thing to the ceiling to make themselves more attractive.
Beogh - Male, divine racist of orcishness.
Cheibriados - Male, the god of being cool and laid back. Also is a cool guy. Also makes you stronk and wise. Which is cool too, you see.
Elyvilon - Male, unless some weirdly picked alias.
Fedhas Madash - Male, I approve of the idea of the guy being some kind of divine druid-like guy.
Jiyva - Genderless with a pinch of man. Never asks for permission before putting his dirty hands on you. (oh you)
Kikubaaqudgha - Male... Probably.
Lugonu - Female, due to obvious reasons. (why hello there Lucy how is it going down the in the abyss)
Makhleb - The Big Bad Demon guy.
Nemelex Xobeh - Male.
Okawaru - Male, old man going through his attic and randomly tossing stuff down to you.
Sif Muna - Female bookworm.
The Shining One - Male, fist of holy wrath.
Trog - Male, raging mad someone.
Vehumet - Male, because the name sounds so.
Xom - Male, the childish troll of lies and deception. Finds it hilarious when you think otherwise.
Yredelemnul - Male, ?
Zin - Godfather.

As you can see, I find most of them male.

[Davion Fuxa]

As you can see, I find most of them male.

I can see where your coming from, as for the most part I think that way as well, unless something sounds flat out Female about the gods, (can anyone here say that they think Sif Muna has ANY sort of Male Quality about her, or that her description gives off even a whiff of masculinity?) but then that's just an off hand look. If I actually look at the descriptions for the gods and associated them with something - some come off as Female or Male respectively (Xom sounds like a Witch for example and Okawaru sounds like he's Odin from Norse Mythology, to a lesser extent, The Shining One made me thinking of a concept I hear ' What if Jesus was a Woman'.)

I wonder, has anyone's perspectives on the Genders of the Gods changed at all? Like did you think of a god as being one gender for a while before converting your thinking to another gender for one reason or another?

Maybe it's just me but then I feel like trying to look at things differently can be a beneficial thing in my life.

[Deimos]

Elyvilon, Jivya, Lugonu, Ashenzari, and Sif Muna are female.

Makhleb, Yredelemnul, Kikubaaqudgha, and Fedhas are truly genderless.

Beogh, Cheibriados, Nemelex Xobeh, Okawaru, Trog, Vehemut, Zin, and the Shining One are male. Xom is whatever Xom wishes to be at the moment.

[Roderic]

Ashenzari- Male, maybe castrated : (
Beogh - Male
Cheibriados - Male
Elyvilon - Female
Fedhas Madash - Female
Jiyva - genderless
Kikubaaqudgha - Hermaphrodit
Lugonu - Female
Makhleb - Male
Nemelex Xobeh - Male
Okawaru - Male
Sif Muna - Female
The Shining One - Male
Trog- Male
Vehumet - Male
Xom - Polygender
Yredelemnul - Male
Zin - Male

[Roderic]

And now the high school - college archtypes:

Ashenzari, the AV guy
Beogh, the ethnic-minority compromised guy
Cheibriados, the slumber stoned guy
Elyvilon, the kind-hearted volunteer student
Fedhas, the conservation activist
Jivya, the guy which no one has seen but heard of
Kiku, the wiccan gal
Lugonu, the hot and mean girl
Makhleb, the personality disorder self-harming student
Nemelex, the addicted gamer
Okawaru, the sports star
Sif muna, the book worm
TSO, the handsome, brilliant and promising student
Trog, the bully
Vehumet, the crackpot brilliant in chemistry or hacking
Xom, the prankster
Yred, the goth student
Zin, delegate of the class

[Bloax]

Zin, backseat moderator.

Fixed that for you.

[TehDruid]

Here's an old topic about the exact same thing, containing my opinion (and that of others)