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Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, the second-oldest capital (after Athens) in Europe, and the westernmost capital city in continental Europe is situated on the estuary of the Tagus (Tejo) River and serves as the nation's principal port, largest city, and commercial, political, and tourism hub. The name of the city, which is a variant of the old Olisipo (Ulyssipo), has been linked to three people: Ulysses (Odysseus), the hero of Homer's Odyssey; Elisha, who is said to be the grandson of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham; and, more plausibly, Phoenician colonists.