Taltos

Taltos

Taltos can refer to several things:

* A creature from Hungarian tradition (see Táltos), sometimes a human being similar to Shaman, but often his/her horse, called the Taltos Horse, who has sometimes magical or superficial power.
* A fortune telling tea cup, hand-painted with zodiacal images (the Taltos Cup of Fortune), first manufactured in England in 1970 and given away through a contest co-sponsored by Brooke Bond PG Tips tea.
* A Hungarian folk music string band, Ensemble Taltos, formed in 1984. (http://www.musicart.hu/taltos/index-en.htm)
* A book by Steven Brust (see Taltos (Steven Brust novel)) published in 1988.
* A book by Anne Rice (see Taltos (novel)) published in 1994.


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