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talisman (from Arabic ????? tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word "telein" which means "to initiate into the mysteries") 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
- "Talisman", a song by Rata Blanca
- 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
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