>>100625586I'm pretty sure the heart in the gem temple is just an archaic version of the power core seen in Peridot's gem warship. Maybe the temple could even move around at one point? Like a giant robot thing. Thus why there's a huge sword in the water nearby.
And the Moon Goddess Statue is probably the same deal as the gem artifact in the pyramid temple (the place that spins in Serious Steven). aka both used to power a gem base, in the case of the statue it's for the Lunar Sea Spire. Maybe the Moon Goddess is just a poor depiction of Blue Diamond. But who knows.
>>100625702She may've fought with swords for millenia before she developed her gem weapon. She seemed to be completely enamoured by the concept of human knights too.