Talisman
A talisman is an amulet or other object considered to possess supernatural or magical powers.
Talisman may also refer to:
Books and novels
The Talisman (Scott novel), an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott
The Talisman (King & Straub novel), a novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub
The Talismans of Shannara, a novel by Terry Brooks
Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith, a 2004 book by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
Talisman (book series), a series of children's books
Talisman (comics), a character from Marvel Comics who was a member of Alpha Flight
Software and games
Microsoft Talisman, 3D graphics architecture from Microsoft
Talisman (board game), a board game from Games Workshop
Talisman Desktop, a software desktop shell replacement for the Microsoft Windows operating system
Talisman (Sveasoft), Linksys router software from Sveasoft
Talisman (video game), a video game based on the board game from Games Workshop
Music
Talisman (band), a Swedish American hard rock band featuring Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob
"Talisman", a song from Air's 1998 album Moon Safari
"Talisman", a song by Hierosonic
Stanford Talisman, a cappella group from Stanford University
Places
Talismán, a border town in the state of Chiapas, Mexico
Talisman Centre, a multi-sports complex in Calgary, Canada
People
Talisman, a character in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Organisations
Talisman Dance Company, a belly dance troupe
Talisman Energy, a Canadian corporation
Things
Talisman (ship), an oceanographic ship, on board which Léopold de Folin made his survey expedition
Talisman UUV, a multi-role unmanned underwater vehicle
Talisman, a limited-edition, 4-seater luxury Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham sedan, built from 1974 to 1976
Twig Talisman, a touchscreen-equipped GPS handset from Benefon running Windows Mobile 6
Other
Exercise Talisman Sabre, a large Australian-US military training exercise
The Twelve Talismans, fictional artifacts that played a prominent role in the TV cartoon, Jackie Chan Adventures
Translation
The word "Talisman" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Slovak.
Translation(s) in other languages: German: Talisman (Begriffsklärung), Japanese: タリスマン, Russian: Талисман (значения), Swedish: Talisman (olika betydelser).
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