▁to ▁the ▁G orm og ons ▁was ▁a ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁entry ▁in ▁The ▁London ▁Post , ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁Ch in - Qu a ▁Ky - Po , ▁who ▁was ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁em peror ▁of ▁China , ▁many ▁thousand ▁years ▁before ▁Adam . ▁In ▁this ▁entry , ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁a ▁" M and arin ", ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁initi ated ▁several ▁" G ent le men ▁of ▁Honor " ▁into ▁its ▁ranks . ▁Sch ol ars ▁offer ▁differ ing ▁accounts ▁as ▁to ▁when ▁this ▁order ▁became ▁ext inct . ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁that ▁it ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁Another ▁account ▁maintained ▁that ▁it ▁surv ived ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁when ▁an ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 2 th ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁suppress ing ▁all ▁secret ▁soci eties ▁with ▁the ▁exem ption ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁G orm og ons ▁have ▁been ▁referenced ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁B ones . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁season ▁ 3 ▁premi ere , ▁" The ▁W id ow ' s ▁Son ▁in ▁the ▁Wind sh ield ", ▁the ▁Jefferson ian ▁team ▁investig ated ▁a ▁can n ib al istic ▁serial ▁k iller ▁they ▁call ▁G orm og on , ▁for ▁his ▁ob session ▁with ▁secret ▁soci eties ▁and ▁his ▁target ing ▁of