Edit: This idea mostly fell apart but I've at least organized the voting properly now I hope for anyone reading this.
I've been collecting all the items in the valley and I've managed to collect everything now (I think). While organizing the trial testimonies I noticed most of the gods in favour of Asterion managed to smuggle something in to aid him and some of the punishments are aligned with the gods who voted guilty. I'm curious if anyone has ideas for this theory or if you think its all just coincidental.
Gods Votes
Hades Vote Innocent Gift Statue
Hestia Vote Innocent Gift Mirror
Dionysus Vote Innocent Gift Healing Wine
Hera Vote Innocent Gift ???
Poseidon Vote Innocent* Gift A fist sized glass sphere/ Hidden "Sea"
Hermes Vote Innocent Gift The Bedrock
6 Votes but 2 discarded **
Demeter Vote Guilty Punishment Barren Land
Ares Vote Guilty Punishment ????
Apollo Vote Guilty Punishment ????
Artemis Vote Guilty Punishment Aggressive animals?***
Zeus Vote Guilty Punishment ???
Athena Vote Guilty**** Punishment the realm
6 Votes
Aphrodite Abstain
Hephaestus Abstain
*(Evidence is in Zeus transcript)
** In discussion with Argos Chapter 17
*** Aggressive animals fits with both Ares and Artemis and but animals hunting him seemed more symbolic of Artemis
****( Evidence is everywhere but specifically Zeus transcript)
Also as an aside we know Hades is doing well and his statue is working fine, but as we know the gods are weakening and the healing bottle of wine are showing up less frequently, which might mean something about Dionysus's wellbeing.
I've now finished the Ruthless routes and this idea was more explicitly stated in it of the fragments and I don't really think punishment aspect is too meaningful. I do have a idea for everyone to think of. What is the fragment/gift from Hera.