talisman A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...

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) Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen) is a fictional Canadian superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by John Byrne, and first appeared in ''Alpha Flight'' #5 (December, 1983). She appears as a member of ...

, a comic book superhero * Talisman, a character in video game Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation * 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 Graham Bruce Hancock (born 2 August 1950) is a British journalist and author who promotes pseudoscientific ideas about ancient civilizations and hypothetical lost lands. Hancock proposes that an advanced civilization with spiritual technology ...

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 ''The Soft Voice of the Serpent and Other Stories'' is the second short story collection by the South African writer Nadine Gordimer, and her first to be published outside South Africa. It was published on May 23, 1952, by Simon & Schuster in the ...

Music

Talisman (band) Talisman was a Swedish hard rock band. Founded in 1989 by the songwriting bassist Marcel Jacob and fronted by the American singer Jeff Scott Soto, the band released seven studio albums from 1990 to 2006, before going on a farewell tour in 2007 ...

, a Swedish rock band ** ''Talisman'' (Talisman album), 1990 * ''Talisman'' (Alastair Galbraith album), 1995 * "Talisman", a song by Air from the 1998 album ''

Moon Safari ''Moon Safari'' is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 16 January 1998 by Source and Virgin Records. ''Moon Safari'' was re-released on 14 April 2008 to mark the album's 10th anniversary, including a bound book ...

'' * "The Talisman", a song by Iron Maiden from the 2010 album

The Final Frontier ''The Final Frontier'' is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 13 August 2010 in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Finland, 17 August in North America, 18 August in Japan, and 16 August worldwide. A ...

Stanford Talisman Stanford Talisman is a student a cappella group at Stanford University, dedicated to sharing stories through music. Started in 1990 by Stanford student Joseph Pigato, their roots are in music from South Africa and the African diaspora, but they ...

, an ''a cappella'' group from Stanford University * ''Talismán'', a 2010 musical composition by

Juan María Solare Juan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentina, Argentine composer and pianist. Education Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Solare studied and received his diploma in piano (María Teresa Criscuolo), Musical composition, composition (F ...

* "Talisman", a song by The Guess Who from their 1970 album

American Woman "American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with " No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one for three weeks ...

Stage works

* ''The Talisman'' (ballet), premiered in 1889 * ''Der Talisman'', an 1840 play by

Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and ...

* ''Der Talisman'', an 1877 by

Prince George of Prussia Prince George of Prussia (Frederick William George Ernest; 12 February 1826 – 2 May 1902) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. A man of many talents, George was at various periods of his life a Prussian general, poet and writer, often goi ...

* ''Der Talisman'', an 1892 fantasy play by German

Ludwig Fulda Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived with Moritz Moszkowski's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composer Cécile ...

* ''Der Talisman'', a 1910 opera by

Adela Maddison Katharine Mary Adela Maddison, née Tindal (15 December 1862 – 12 June 1929), usually known as Adela Maddison, was a British composer of operas, ballets, instrumental music and songs. She was also a concert producer. She composed a number of ...

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''The Talisman'' (painting), by Paul Sérusier, 1888 * ''Talisman'', an adventure board game produced by

Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer (game), Warhammer'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake ...

. ** ''Talisman'' (video game), several adaptations

People

Arturo Beristain Arturo Beristain (born September 5, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, or ''Lucha Libre, Luchador'' in Spanish language, Spanish, who works as a wrestling trainer at the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lu ...

(born 1949), ring name Talismán, Mexican professional wrestler *

Máscara Mágica II Antonio Gómez Medina (born September 11, 1970) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or ''Luchador'' as they are called in Spanish, and professional wrestling trainer based out of Arena Coliseo Guadalajara in Guadalajara. Gómez is best known und ...

(born 1970, ring name Talismán Jr, Mexican professional wrestler

Places

Bab al-Talsim Bab al-Talsim (), originally named Bab al-Halba (), was an old Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid gateway that existed on the Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa side of Baghdad, Iraq, and was one of the old gates of Baghdad. The gate was preserved and well-maintaine ...

, one of the old

gates of Baghdad The gates of Baghdad () are the several ''bab'', meaning gate in Arabic, connected by walls surrounding the city of Baghdad. The gates and the walls were designed to protect the city from foreign incursions. Some of the components date back to the ...

* Talismán, Chiapas, a locality of

Tuxtla Chico Tuxtla Chico is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 37,737, up from 33,467 as of 2005. It covers an area of 857 km2. As of the same, the town o ...

, Mexico *

Talismán metro station Talismán is a station along Line 4 of the Mexico City Metro, located in Gustavo A. Madero borough. General information The station logo depicts a stylised image of a mammoth, with raised trunk and tusks. During the construction of this stati ...

, in Mexico City * Talismán, a stop on

Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City, Mexic ...

* Talisman, a closed resort in

Beaver Valley (Ontario) The Beaver Valley is a valley in southern Ontario, Canada, at the southern tip of Georgian Bay. The Beaver River (Grey County), Beaver River flows north through the valley, emptying into Georgian Bay in the town of Thornbury, Ontario, Thornbury. ...

, Canada

Transportation

* Talisman (ship), the name of several ships ** * Talisman UUV, an unmanned mini-sub * Talisman, a version of the

Cadillac Sixty Special Cadillac Sixty Special is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl– Bill Mitchell–designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60, often referred to as the Fleetwood Sixty Special. The Sixty Speci ...

automobile *

Renault Talisman The Renault Talisman is a large family car manufactured by the French car manufacturer Renault from 2015 to 2025. It replaced the Renault Laguna, as well as the larger Renault Latitude, for which no direct replacement was scheduled. It was pro ...

, a mid-size sedan built since 2015

Other uses

* Talisman (gastropod), a genus of sea snails *

Talisman Energy Talisman Energy Inc. was a Canadian independent petroleum company that existed between 1993 and 2015. The company was created from the assets of BP Canada after British Petroleum divested its 57 percent stake in June 1992. It was one of Canada' ...

, a Canadian independent petroleum company * Talisman Centre, now MNP Community & Sport Centre, in Calgary, Alberta *

Microsoft Talisman Talisman was a Microsoft project to build a new 3D graphics architecture based on quickly compositing 2D "sub-images" onto the screen, an adaptation of tiled rendering. In theory, this approach would dramatically reduce the amount of memory bandwidt ...

, 3D graphics architecture