Although both Daikoku and Ebisu are independent deities of Shichifukujin, they are usually worshipped as a pair in the same way as the pair of Jurojin (deity of longevity) and Fukurokuju (tall headed deity of happiness, wealth and long life).
大黒とえびすは各々七福神の一柱であるが、寿老人と福禄寿が二柱で一組で信仰される事と同様に、一組で信仰されることが多い。