Ebisu Fishing Rod

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Ebisu fishing rod

(Fishing Tackle) All Races

A legendary fishing rod that appears
in Far Eastern mythology.

Other Uses

Synthesis Recipes

None

Used in Recipes

• None

Desynthesis Recipes

None

Obtained from Desynthesis

• None

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, bazaared, or delivered.

Quests

• Indomitable Spirit

Special Event

• Mog Bonanza 2011 (Rank 1)
• Mog Bonanza

Historical Background

In Japanese mythology, Ebisu is one of the seven Gods of Fortune, said to be the god of fishermen, workingmen, and good luck. He is also the guardian of the health of children. According to legend he was born with no bones (or no arms and legs) and was cast into the sea before the age of three. When he eventually washed ashore he was cared for by Ainu Ebisu Saburo. By three years of age he had regrown his skeleton (or limbs) and become the god Ebisu. He remained deaf and slightly crippled, but extremely jovial and is thus depicted laughing (so titled "The Laughing God"). He is frequently paired with the god Daikokuten, the god of wealth; both are occasionally grouped with Fukurokuju and coined "The Three Gods of Good Fortune".

References

• Diabolos-Brian's journal. A journal documenting the trials of the Ebisu quest.
• Kida's Fishing Database. A general FFXI fishing site.
• Great-Blue A general FFXI fishing site.