No. But, he can incarnate in a willing, trained follower. This is how Oakfed was used at the Battle of Moonbroth and how I believe Waha was able to run about in the first and second ages.
2. What would you say the dividing line between a "spirit" (reachable by a shaman) and a "god" (reachable only by worship or HeroQuesting) is?
This falls into more of a shade of grey that Glorantha mythology is becoming famous for. The defining condition is one of power. The more power that the being has the harder it is to casually contact. If I had to draw a line, I would ask myself if this being was worshipped by more or less than a clan or tribe. If the number of worshippers is limited, then I would classify it as a Hero- or Spirit-cult and thus the entity needs to be close to the material plane to grant it's followers abilities.
3. (When does a Heroquest appear on the Mundane Plane?)
"Low power" heroquests might take place on the Mundane plane. These would be seasonal holy day ceremonies, questing to get a specific material object, or things like Summoning the Foe Orlanthi quest. As long as it is possible for a given opponent or target to be present, the magic of the quest will force probability so that it does appear.
4. Does a Quest have to be based in a myth, or can it be wholly original?
The answer to this is what Arkat discovered and the God Learners exploited. You do not need a myth, but it is much safer. A myth is a road map for the quest. It tells you what you are going to face, when you will face it, and what outcome you can expect. The myth also reinforces the probable outcomes. If you journey without a guiding myth, you are without guidemarks to show you where you are in the Heroplane and without a paradigm to force probability to a desired goal. This way, however, gives you much more freedom to pick a desired result for a quest and lets you bring back wholly new things.
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