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[Harry Potter] Was there ever a particular reason given for why Voldemort was so terrified of death?

Was there a traumatic incident during his formative years or something? Or was it just a phobia with no clear source?
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It's not so much that he was terrified of death, but more that he felt he was above petty mortal limitations. 

This included the rules around what magic was considered acceptable, all the way to the limitations of a human body. Riddle didn't so much fear death, but rather feared weakness. 

Death was the ultimate human weakness, and mastering death would allow him to remove all weakness from himself.