<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nymphs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>naiads</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>spirits</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>nymph</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Semi-divine spirits who take the form of a maiden inhabiting the sea, rivers, mountains, woods, trees, or other natural places, and often portrayed in poetry as attendants on a particular god. ]]></note></mads>