low-ranking prison guard
Historical term for a low-level jailer or prison guard, often in pre-modern contexts. Not used for modern prison officers.
In period dramas, a low-ranking prison guard keeps the keys to the jail.
hell's tormenting devils
Buddhist term for the demonic beings who torture sinners in hell. Often depicted in religious art and stories.
In hell scroll paintings, hell's tormenting devils are depicted torturing sinners.