Talisman (disambiguation) explained

A talisman is an object which is purported to possess certain magical properties.

Talisman or Talismán may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Talisman (Alpha Flight), a comic book superhero
• Talisman, a character in video game
• Talisman (Sailor Moon)

Film and television

• Talisman, a 1995 re-release of the 1987 Italian film Cross of the Seven Jewels
• "Talisman", a 2004 episode of TV series Smallville (season 3)

Literature

• Talisman (book series), a 2005 series of children's novels by Allan Frewin Jones
• Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith, a 2004 non-fiction book by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
• The Talisman (Scott novel), an 1825 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott
• The Talisman (King and Straub novel), a 1984 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub
  • The Talisman (comics), a comic book adaptation of the King and Straub novel
• "The Talisman", a 1949 short story by Nadine Gordimer from the collection The Soft Voice of the Serpent

Music

• Talisman (band), a Swedish rock band
  • Talisman (Talisman album), 1990
• Talisman (Alastair Galbraith album), 1995
• "Talisman", a song by Air from the 1998 album Moon Safari
• "The Talisman", a song by Iron Maiden from the 2010 album The Final Frontier
• Stanford Talisman, an a cappella group from Stanford University
• Talismán, a 2010 musical composition by Juan María Solare
• "Talisman", a song by The Guess Who from their 1970 album American Woman

Stage works

• The Talisman (ballet), premiered in 1889
• Der Talisman, an 1840 play by Johann Nestroy
• Der Talisman, an 1877 by Prince George of Prussia
• Der Talisman, an 1892 fantasy play by German Ludwig Fulda
• Der Talisman, a 1910 opera by Adela Maddison

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• The Talisman (painting), by Paul Sérusier, 1888
• Talisman (board game)
  • Talisman (video game), several adaptations

People

• Arturo Beristain (born 1949), ring name Talismán, Mexican professional wrestler
• Máscara Mágica II (born 1970, ring name Talismán Jr, Mexican professional wrestler

Places

• Talismán, Chiapas, a locality of Tuxtla Chico, Mexico
• Talismán metro station, in Mexico City
• Talismán, a stop on Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
• Talisman, a closed resort in Beaver Valley (Ontario), Canada

Transportation

• Talisman (ship), the name of several ships
  • • Talisman UUV, an unmanned mini-sub
• Talisman, a version of the Cadillac Sixty Special automobile
• Renault Talisman, a mid-size sedan built since 2015

Other uses

• Talisman (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
• Talisman Energy, a Canadian independent petroleum company
• Talisman Centre, now MNP Community & Sport Centre, in Calgary, Alberta
• Microsoft Talisman, 3D graphics architecture

See also

• • • Talisman of Charlemagne, a 9th-century Carolingian reliquary encolpion