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[Kashyyk]

Morning, noon and afternoon are symbolism for the beginning middle and end of life.

The answer is a human. At the beginning of it's life it crawls on all fours, at the middle of it's life it stands on two feet, and at the end of it's life it uses a cane, hence the third leg.

[GlyphGryph]

No, I'm pretty sure its a monkey.

Okay, uh... how about a show dog? Like in a carnival. I saw one before, and it was walking around on four legs before the show, but then they had it walking around like a person on 2, but then I think it hurt its paw or something? Because later on it was limping and only using three of them.

At the beginning of it's life it crawls on all fours, at the middle of it's life it stands on two feet, and at the end of it's life it uses a cane, hence the third leg.

That's a stupid answer, a cane isn't a leg. Not even metaphorically. And even if it was, old people near the end of their life use walkers, not canes. Canes are more for fancy people. So maybe it should add that a little bit later the thing has six legs then, huh? And maybe they have three legs somewhere in the afternoon if they have to go to a fancy ball or something.

[Ottofar]

Yeah, gotta agree with GlyphGryph here.

Comparing a cane to a leg is absolutely ridiculous.

[Araph]

And yet that actually is a legitimate riddle that had that as an answer.

[Ottofar]

No, I'm fairly sure the Egyptians had that wrong.

[Kashyyk]

If I'm being symbolic enough to refer to morning, noon and evening as periods of someone's life, I think I'm allowed to call a cane a leg.

[Dsarker]

It was a Greek riddle.

[Phantom of The Library]

Actually it's not from Egypt it's from Greece, we associate sphinxes with Egypt today, because of the statue(structure? building? tomb? not sure what to call it) the original riddle came from Greek myth. 
Now days the riddle is almost never used, not necessarily because it's no longer applicable (I know some old men who use canes rather than walkers) but rather because practically everyone knows it. 

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I was not implying that you are unintelligent in any way by the above statement

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It was a Greek riddle.

If I'm being symbolic enough to refer to morning, noon and evening as periods of someone's life, I think I'm allowed to call a cane a leg.

Heartily agreed.

[GlyphGryph]

[Phantom of The Library]

Yeeaaah... Greek mythology: don't take a look at the relationship charts if you're squeamish.

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Technically the original answer was the stages of man's life, so man is being used in the sense of: the race of Man

Where did you find that comic?

Back to the Riddles:
One time
Sweet as can be,
Next time
Horrifying as can be.

Dark and Depressing
Uplifting and Soothing

Traveling through the air
Comes into your soul
and leaves through your mouth and hands
and enters the hearts and minds of others

[terkiey]

Yeeaaah... Greek mythology: don't take a look at the relationship charts if you're squeamish.

Spoiler: Unnecessary Nitpicking (click to show/hide)

Technically the original answer was the stages of man's life, so man is being used in the sense of: the race of Man

Where did you find that comic?

Back to the Riddles:
One time
Sweet as can be,
Next time
Horrifying as can be.

Dark and Depressing
Uplifting and Soothing

Traveling through the air
Comes into your soul
and leaves through your mouth and hands
and enters the hearts and minds of others

Language?

[Phantom of The Library]

Language?

Nope.

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You're on the right track though, and looking back at the riddle that could be the answer (although it's not what I was thinking when I made it); I should have made it a bit more specific

[SirAaronIII]

Music?

[Phantom of The Library]

DING DING DING!!!
CORRECT!!! 

Somebody give the man(I'm assuming) a point and a virtual cookie! 

[Tiruin]

Is it Time?

Pretty close but no 

Held by everyone
Used by everyone
Intangible and unseen
Wandering ever on