| Ebisu | |
|---|---|
Kami associated with water, fisheries, business, wealth | |
| Member of Seven Gods of Fortune | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ebisu_at_Ebisu-jinja_-_Kyoto,_Japan_-_DSC07332.jpg) Statue of Ebisu at Ebisu-jinja in Kyoto | |
| Other names | Hiruko |
| Animals | Fish "Ebisu Dai" |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Mainly Kansai |
| Ethnic group | Japanese |
| Parents | Izanagi and Izanami |
Ebisu (えびす, 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎), also transliterated Webisu (ゑびす, see historical kana orthography) or called Hiruko (蛭子) or Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami (事代主神), is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, Shichifukujin), and the only one of the seven to originate purely from Japan without any Buddhist or Taoist influence.