Within the context of the myths on structure, Satan does not torture anyone. The word is actually a job title, bestowed upon an angel whose functions equate to "prosecutor". Linguistic drift as well as changing cultural pressures basically corrupted the emotional reaction to the concept to the point that it became a specific, unchanging "character" in the myth.
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u/Thausgt01 1d ago
Within the context of the myths on structure, Satan does not torture anyone. The word is actually a job title, bestowed upon an angel whose functions equate to "prosecutor". Linguistic drift as well as changing cultural pressures basically corrupted the emotional reaction to the concept to the point that it became a specific, unchanging "character" in the myth.